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Hello BP and fellow vets,So I have been trying to get a grasp of the SoCal real estate market and the best ways to invest. I was hoping I can ask my betters on this forum on how they have found success in RE. I want t...
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Brand new to BP, just getting started with RE investment and am looking to invest in multifamily, duplex/triplex eventually once I have solid understanding of it. In the meantime, I would like to have some passive inv...
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I just purchased a 52 Unit apartment complex for $1,975,000. I put 20% cash down and got a 7 year fixed rate of 4.55% amortized over 25 years from my bank with .25 origination and receive approx. net cash flow of $6,...
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My husband and I are new to Bigger Pockets and have been wanting to own an STR and Bed and Breakfast in the future. We have goals of obtaining and running 3 STR's within 5 years or less as we both work full time, and...
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Quick question:
How far in advance should I seek a pre- approval or 'get qualified' for a mortgage loan to purchase a home?
It seems that I have had to pass up at least 2 realtors now because after our first convers...
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We accountants are regularly approached by investors who are unhappy with their current CPAs being too slow to finish the work, too difficult to get hold of, too unreliable, too something else... So I decided to open ...
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Hello BP Members,I'm starting a new project and I wanted to take a moment to share it with the community. Please feel free to ask questions and make suggestions. I hope that this post will help others that are contemp...
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Greetings BP!As a newbie I'm trying to absorb as much of the great info here as possible. I'm scheduled to attend my first REIA meeting this evening. However when I received the confirmation email it indicated a regis...
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Pretty much any house you walk into in America has compression shutoff valves at the water line hookups under every sink and behind every toilet in the house. These compression valves where never designed to last. The...
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Hey investors!I'm a total newbie, so bare with me here. But I've read a few books this past year on various real estate investment strategies. I've been analyzing deals all over the country for the past month or so.I'...