Henri Meli
How I added over $750,000 in value in 18 months of ownership
My RE Success story. Thanks Biggerpocket.com community for the inspiration and guidance. I posted this in the commercial real estate forum as well. Not sure how to cross post (if even possible). Reposting it here. I ...
Kyle Soudalan
How much does eviction law vary across cities/counties/states?
I see this question pop up a lot on BP: "how do I evict a tenant in [city, state]?" I've had to evict a few tenants from properties I've owned in different states, but I always rely on property managers to contact the...
John Leavelle
30 Day Challenge – Small Multifamily Property Analysis
Hello BPer’s, in my continuing effort to take actionable steps towards real estate investing I have started the 30 day analysis challenge (Analyze 30 properties in 30 days). Here are my basic parameters:Target Market...
Account Closed
HELOC to replace my current mortgage
I have recently purchased a condominium as my primary residence in August 2018. I am on a 30-year fixed with 4.75% interest rate. Can I replace my current mortgage with a first lien HELOC? I tried a few times to obtai...
Mary Ciccarelli
Cost to Furnish an Airbnb
What is the typical range to expect for coststo furnish an entire property for a STR? I know there are factors that play into that like size of the property and how high end you want to make it. But i just wouldn’t ev...
Christopher Gill
To Own or Rent: Combining the Best of Both Worlds! - Part 2
See first to understand the context of this post here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/44/topics/251...I want to see homeownership evolve to fit our current lifestyle and desires. Will home ownership in its prese...
Wes Blackwell
Here's What Fixer Uppers on the MLS are Selling For
I did some research this morning to help some new investors I'm working with who are looking for fixer uppers on the MLS here in Sacramento. They were surprised to see how fast properties have been moving and the numb...
Bienes Raices
Mortgage was sold to Ocwen--what to expect?
The mortgage on my personal residence was just sold by GMAC to Ocwen. I'm pretty nervous because there's tons of horror stories on the web about Ocwen (saying the payment wasn't sent in when it was, and many other mis...
Nick Mess
When did you buy a truck?
Living in NH and doing some of the renovations myself, I am feeling the itch to buy a used truck! But with only one duplex under my belt, it definitely makes more sense to save the money and invest in additional prope...
Phil Mcnally
$400k, 1 to 4 unit property with 1% rule. Anywhere?
Hi AllConventional loans for residential property cover single family, duplex, triplex or fourplex. If I want to maximise each available loan without going into jumbo loan territory ($424k limit) it would be ideal to ...