Thomas Rodgers
Setting criteria for singal family homes
In some of the books i have been reading they talk about setting criteria and part of their criteria is buying houses at a 20% discount and with opportunity to improve the value. Im not sure on what they are discounti...
Bill Briscoe
What should I do with this kitchen?
The budget needs to be minimal and I'll do a lot of the work myself. I'd like to market as a lease purchase, but would be happy holding it as a rental for a while.
New DW, range, and micro obviously. And Faucet. M...
Alnie F.
Lots of application...noob question
I am helping a friend rent her place. The rental rate is way below market here in the San Francisco Bay Area so for single day I had 16 showings and at least 5 applicants, with more to follow who will be sending me th...
Daniel Nicol
Birmingham AL, Local Portfolio Lenders
Hey BiggerPockets Community, I'm investing in my hometown of Birmingham Al. Does anyone have a good recommendation for local lenders (credit union, community or smaller regional bank) that they've worked with for fina...
Jesus Mendoza
Development SFH to Multiple Units
Hi. I have a client who is knowledgeable with housing laws and zoning. He wants to purchase a single family in LA county that meets criteria in regards to zoning and size in order to to build 4 homes/units. Any advice...
Richard Alexandervich
Long-distance or house hack to become full-time investor?
For last few years I've been following BiggerPockets podcasts, read David Greene's long distance investing book, and searched around real estate aggregators in various locations around the country for both single fami...
Nehemiah Ma
Starting off with real estate!
I'm 22, I make around 45K a year and I live in NJ. I plan on saving for the next two years and moving down south to GA with my gf (because I love GA) to buy a nice 150K~ Condo and start my investing career!I convinced...
Michael Dumala
Buying triplex zoned as a single family-HELP
I am under contact to purchase a property in Tampa, Florida. Looking to owner occupy, then rent out the other two. This "triplex" is listed as 2 single family buildings; each are an RS-50. The realtors (mine or the se...
Account Closed
Real Example of the 50% rule; need clarification
Hello! I'm new here and I'm wondering if I am interpreting this right...I'm running the numbers and I am somewhat baffled how I can't find any "good deals." The 50% rule states that 50% of your income will be spent on...
Patrick Capriola
Thoughts on Neighborhood
For those of you who are familiar with the Atlanta market, what is your opinion of 30066 as a potential neighborhood for an investor who wants to buy in an area with great schools and a relatively easy commute to good...