Vicki S.
Oakland single family home AirBNB short term rental
Dear Biggerpockets family, I currentlg come crossed a off market property from my realtor friend in Oakland CA which realtor said it’s good for Airbnb or short term rental since it has 5 bedrooms with two rooms in a s...
Tim Clark
Can you get around HOA rules on renting a basement apartment
I've got a friend who is buying his first single family home. They are planning on putting a kitchen in the basement and renting it out to friends/family. Its zoned as a single family home and has everything necessa...
Eric M.
New IRS Regs Target Real Estate Investors
FYI, I have no connection with the author of this and no knowledge of this subject. Just on their mailing list and thought I would pass this along.>>>>>>The headline says "real estate investors" but...
Saintfleur Joseph
Florida Fix and Flip System
I'm new to real estate investing as well as BP and have been putting in a lot of effort in reading material, watching videos, attending REI groups on real estate investing as me and my partner develop our business. I ...
Account Closed
Basement Househacking Experience Sharing
Hello all,For peeps who house-hacked using your basement, did you bolt your basement door coming up the stairs?Short-term or long-term?Some do's and donts? Any advice and experience sharing is appreciated!Thanks.
David Ripplinger
Video on initial rehab estimates
I'm new to the real estate scene, and I saw this interesting video on getting a very quick initial estimate on rehab costs as you're considering a bunch of deals.https://youtu.be/EtCDWoJVtOEIs what they're saying fair...
Damon Wong
Seller Finance/Note Servicing Requirements
BP,I did my first seller finance sale, creating a note that the buyer is now promptly making mortgage payments to me---going swimmingly well thus far. After more research, I came across various blogs/posts regarding ...
Wayne Snyder
How do you figure out what's a good deal in your market?
I am finally in the position to be able to purchase my first property, I am pre-approved, have the capital to spend, and am running the numbers for every property on the MLS in a 40-mile radius. The problem is after ...
Bay H.
spread b/w cap rate and interest rate for cash flow
I learned about 50% rule and 2% rule here and their general use cases. I'm wondering whether there is any simple rule of thumb for cash flow generated from the spread between cap rate and interest rate.
For e...
PJ Boxel
CMA: Zoning vs Subdivision
This is probably a question for the more experienced investor among us: Is a property zone the same as a subdivision? I know that appraisers will never leave a subdivision! However, it's not the easiest task to identi...