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Hi Bigger Pockets!I've been here for a while reading up and am excited to make my first post.A bit about me, I am 30 currently making a great salary in a W2 contract role that I will likely remain at through this year...
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Hi All,My colleagues and I are planning our first real estate endeavor on a rental property. We are in California, so we are set on purchasing out of state. From those of your that have invested out of state, what i...
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We purchase low income properties for between 10-35k and use them as section 8 rentals between $700-$850 per month. I know that banks dont like doing traditional Mortgages on properties under 60k ish but what about re...
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Hello BP community! Hope all is well with everyone. I am a newer investor from eastern North Carolina and have completed my 4th SF rental deal as of December 2016. I have all four units rented and cash flowing nicely ...
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Hey everyone!So I am still fairly new to REI but have been doing a lot of research on the blog and forums. I am mostly interested in maximizing cash flow, even though some appreciation would be nice as well. I am most...
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Hi there everyone! I'm a newbie looking to start investing in SFH. I'm open to a home that needs some work and I plan on living there myself for 1-2 years. My questions are: does anybody have any realtor connections ...
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So I feel like when my wife and I are ready to make our first investment happen that I will have this thought in the back of my head like "what am I doing? I still have debt on 2 vehicles and a mortgage." How do you ...
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I've noticed several of you mention you buy rentals out of your town and state. How do you manage the rentals while living in a different state? Do you use PM primarily? How does that work for you if you do?
I reall...
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Ok I really need help I just bought this property and the tenant has dogs. After looking at the contract the tenant isnt allowed dogs according to the contract. When I approached the tenant about it I found out he has...
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Turnkey 4 Unit Property I found: Occupied and makes $3900 a month confirmed currently.Principal and Interest: $1154Property Tax: $480Home Insurance: $125Vacancy- 7.5%: $312Repairs- 7.5%: $312CapEx- 7.5%: $312Prop. M...