April O'Hare
Buy & Hold in Kansas City? Hanover Place/Hyde Park vs Waldo?
Hi Everyone,This is my first time posting on bigger pockets although I've been lurking and reading and listening to a bunch of the podcasts. My husband and I are interested in buying an investment SFH here in Kansas ...
Gilbert Velez
I'm ready to move forward
I feel that I'm currently ready to move forward, I want to start my real estate investing journey.I have been studying the topic for a month now. I have read lots of posts on BP, I have watched many real estate invest...
Cameron Hillebrand
ALL exterior walls in the house exposed brick.
I am considering rehabbing a 100 year old brick house in St. Louis City as a rental. With the quickpoint tuckpointing gun, tuckpointing is very cheap and easy, most likely easier than hanging and finishing drywall. Th...
Andrew Emery
Failed sewer scope, should we walk?
Hi folks, we are into our second potential deal that might blow up.My question is should we walk away from this deal? We have had the sewer scoped twice and found an offset both times, and we are asking the seller to ...
Justin Roberts
Investing in Panama - Where living comes Naturally!
"The first thing to know about investing in Panama is that the moneymaking opportunities abound to a staggering degree. Think 19th century Chicago swallowing up the prairies and birthing the biggest and best meatpack...
Robert Obniski
Chicago Area agencies ... who to work with?
Hello all,In the coming weeks I will be obtaining my real estate brokers license. While real estate investing is the main goal and line of work I want to be in. However, I really enjoyed the whole learning process and...
Steve T.
Joys and toys in the attic
Do you allow tenants to use finished/semi finished attics for storage? Some of my properties have trusses and no floor space, but a few have old style framing, and floored attics, where the HVAC and water heaters are....
Ryan Cannedy
To update bathrooms or to not..
Morning BPer's,So I recently purchased my first house. I got the house for $78,000 and it appraised for $84,000. After my down payment and everything, my mortgage is about $68,000. My question is, I plan to live in th...
Ryan Shoemaker
Just bought a duplex in Ontario CAN. City says it’s not?
Hi BP family. This is my first post but have been following for a long time. I have an issue that has come on my hands. I just purchased a duplex in Kitchener Ontario Canada. The listing was a duplex and had tenants, ...
Greg Clark
Cement backer board over drywall
Just pulled off some paneling on a rehab job and behind it was a thin layer of plaster. Then, 1/2 inch Cement backer board. THEN drywall.... So from outside in, it's vinyl siding, weatherproof wrap, sheathing, studs, ...