Sid Franklin
Chicago/Illinois Property Tax Hikes Making Me Jittery About Investing
Chicago is a hot market now but the State, County and City all have significant public employee pension and healthcare debt (that cannot be reduced except maybe in a bankruptcy). Property taxes are already high, but ...
Marc Possoff
How to Find Legal Lot Size to Build
Hi I’m currently completely renovating a house in the Grays Ferry section of Philadelphia which is going good. I also own a vacant lot not too far from the house which I inherited. It’s supposed to be 14x51 / 714 sq f...
J. Martin
Need Advice - Pay rent for entire MF & Sublease?
I am an owner and landlord of several units, and have a unique proposal for the landlord of another building. I'm looking for feedback for anyone who has done this before, or from others that want to weigh in on th...
Douglas Graham
THinking of getting into low income rentals
I was looking the other day at house prices in crumier Baltimore neighborhoods (no, not ALL of them are crummy, but many are). I see houses that are selling for about $40-50K that are appear fairly decent and seem...
Jeffrey Lester
What would be the best college degree to compliment my REI career?
Hello, everyone! I'm heading off to college in late August, and I was curious as to which degrees could influence the success of my real estate investing journey. My top picks are accounting, business management, and ...
Kathryn Krueger
Germantown - good investment? Advice on areas within needed
Hi folks! I'm a new investor looking at buying a duplex or single family in NW Philadelphia. Right now I've been concentrating most of my energy on Germantown. Does anyone have experience investing in this area?I live...
Mike L.
Do 1099 realtors qualify for the “PPP” government program
Hi everyone,I’ve had the hardest time figuring out if 1099 independent contractors working as real estate agents qualify to get money from the government under the disaster sba forgivable loans. It seems that we do, b...
Lance McCaskill
Experienced MultiFamily House Hackers in Northern NJ
Hi!
I am a new real estate investor looking to purchase my first deal. I have spent a lot of time reading, watching webinars, listening to podcasts, educating myself and learning how to evaluate deals. I currently pa...
Samantha M.
Buyers Agent: Driving around Buyers Required?
Is it assumed that realtors will typically drive around the buyers to look at houses? Is it a deal breaker if the realtor is unable to do this? The reason I ask is my daughter just activated her license with a brok...
Nick Bennett
100% Appreciation in 4 years and $1200/month cash flow?
Hello!My name is Nick and I am a Landscaper (manager) by day, real-estate investor by night! Or at least I consider myself one!I've joined the Bigger Pockets network to learn and share, hopefully like yourself! I've l...