Stephanie Simmons
New to Bigger Pockets Forum - Investor in Lakeland, FL
I’m Stephanie Simmons. I started my real estate investing with a rehab/rental I picked up in 2008 for my mother in law to live in after her husband suddenly passed away. After a few years she got back on her feet and ...
Steve Richardson
Silverlake Renovation and Reimagining
Guys, I am currently rehabbing a property in Silverlake area of Los Angeles and another in Palm Springs. I bought them at a song and am currently going through the permit process of changing the property from a duplex...
Brady Jones
Newbie in Omaha, Nebraska
Howdy, guys!Name's Brady, and I'm a newbie in Omaha, Nebraska (Go Big Red!). I'm currently a page designer for our newspaper, but I'm looking into real estate investment as a supplement to my income (better than just ...
Shaun Hunt
Contractor used my vacant lot as a dumping ground
So, what happens when a home is built next to my vacant lot and the lot is used as a dumping ground for the contractor? A field fence was removed so that they could build a block wall. The fence was discarded in a b...
Aaron Rowzee
USDA Lending on 4-Plex Primary Residence
Does anyone know if it is possible to purchase a 4-plex using USDA residential lending? I am getting mixed answers from the two lenders in my area that do USDA. I know FHA will do it, but I'm trying to purchase with n...
Melissa Mendoza
Staten Island: just a NYC dump or diamond in the rough?
Has anyone had any experience investing in Staten Island? I know the overflow from Manhattan has hit up the other 4 boroughs but what about Staten? I know they’re rebuilding that huge park over there...
Arvind V.
Typical MFR cap rates in East Austin
First time MFR investor. What sort of cap rates can one expect for multi family - say 8-12 unit - apartment blocks in East Austin? Specifically I’m looking at MLK and Mueller. I am sure rental yields are low given the...
Dan Grossman
Commercial Space in-between tenants needs to not look abandoned
Hello,I have a big box commercial (retail) property located in the SOMA neighborhood in San Francisco, that is between tenants. In other words, the old tenants left a week ago and the new tenants don't move in until ...
Christie Duffy
Total Knockdown!
Good morning,I have an opportunity to buy a home in a fantastic area in northern New Jersey! The house is a total knockdown. Perhaps it can be taken down to the studs and reconfigured at best. I'd like to build a very...
Karlo Alamo
Still learning how to use the rental calculator.
Thank you everyone for helping! here is a description of the property, and also the report I made from biggerpockets calculator.
Beautiful brick Apartment building. sits on a whole block of its own having over 14,000...