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I have a real estate photography business, and I save for taxes , and I was thinking about my small amount of savings and possibly putting it to work in the investment arena. I know it's a very small amount, but I ...
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Was anyone flipping houses back in 2008? I got caught mid-flip and my projected returns were cut in half when I finally sold.Fast forward to today, and flips made up more than 6% of home sales last year, according to...
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Hello BP family,
Virgin multifam buy-and-hold investor here.
I’m trying to buy a 2-4 -unit with conventional financing (already pre qualified) in Allentown, PA. My offers are based on healthy cash flow; min. $150/do...
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You end up putting as much time as you would towards a flip, and instead of making 50k you cash flow a few hundred bucks (that's wiped out after one roof replacement) for "infinite returns" When you could've spent the...
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https://mortgageorb.com/forecl...Foreclosure filings are up 132% from a year ago. Yes, one hundred thirty-two percent... and the housing market is showing signs of slowing. On the first point... I'm wondering if the c...
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https://www.ksl.com/article/50...I'm no smarter than the next guy and nobody knows the future. But my common sense tells me you can't increase housing prices 50% or more in two years and expect them to stay there. I p...
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Well,You guys all likely made your resolutions for this new 2015 year. Not to dump a bucket of ice-cold water on you, but just to remind you newbies out there - it's a lot easier to get in than to stay in this game.T...
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Hey everyone,First of all, if I didn’t listen to the 1st Biggerpockets podcasts and never skipped a single episode since then, I would not have achieved what I have got today, so big shout out to Biggerpockets and the...
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Since I signed up for my BP membership, I have been pretty diligent about trying to evaluate at least a few properties every day. Originally, just to get reps in I was utilizing the rental calculator for everything j...
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Hi biggerpockets friends,
It's my first post on the forum and I would like to get some help on starting my first investment property. I have around 250-320k cash to invest.
I live in the South Bay where houses are e...