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Hey all! I am a beginner still soaking up as much info before I pull the trigger on my first property. I live in the PNW and I was curious to know if anyone has had any good finds in the Portland/Vancouver Area!
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Hello.
In short notes, I wish to buy rental property consisting of a minimum of a 4plex. I plan to live in the property.
How do I make the property appreciate in value, so that in the event I need money or I wish ...
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Hello All,
I'm interested in feedback on the multi-family & SFR real estate market in Greensboro, NC.
I would like to hear from BP members that are in the trenches and/or currently invested in this market.
Key ...
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Hello, everyone. I have a newbie question about reserve funds. Let's say I have a number of rental properties, each with income, actual expenses, and reserve funds for capex or vacancy.1) Do you have separate bank acc...
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Hi All! I'm a brand new real estate investor close to locking in my first property. However, I am trying to follow the BRRR strategy but also trying to house hack at the same time, so I'm not sure what this strategy w...
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The Chicago area lost an estimated 6,263 residents in 2015 — the greatest loss of any metropolitan area in the country. That puts the region's population at 9.5 million.While the numbers fell overall, there were some ...
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I am curious what market factors experienced investors look for when they are deciding whether to rehab and hold or rehab and resell. Obviously the fewer Average Days On the Market, the better (I'm thinking up to 90-1...
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Hi fellow BP members, Looking to gather your feedback and suggestions related to a property tax assessment. My wife and I purchased a condo unit in the greater Boston area and noticed that the square footage listed i...
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Over the years of investing I have started to develop a metric where we look at the ratio of PMs in NARPM compared to the overall population to determine if there is sufficient mass of service providers to enable succ...
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There are fewer short sale or foreclosure in the market right now so I am thinking to buy move-in ready investment properties directly with 25% down payment and 30-year fix mortgageIf down payment and fees all togethe...