Pamela Rogers
Multi-family question from a novice investor
Hello everyone, I am a novice to investing in real estate and am currently looking at a 12 unit building in my home state. I can afford to put down the 20% but I don't want to. List price is $525k, brings in $102k/ye...
Richard C.
CNN Story on Housing Affordability
I would be interested in the opinions of @dawn aceri, @James Wise and other midwestern investors on this story:
http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/22/real_estate/home-buying-salary/index.html?iid=HP_LN
In th...
Ethan M.
Single-family vs. multi-unit
I was reading my REI book and pondering things and I realized that in general, single-family homes are for investors who do things like flipping, rehabbing, and other strategies that depend price appreciation. For buy...
Labrandon Booker
House hacking with VA Loan
Good morning Bigger Pockets!!!! Me and my wife we are brand new to real estate investing and we came across the strategy of house hacking with a VA Loan. We saw this to be a great strategy for us because of course we ...
Thaddeus Ramirez
Electric bill is too high
What to do?
Have a tenant after 3 months of perfect rental payments requested that we negotiate a break of the lease because her electric bill came to high. I sent her a application for heat assistance in my area but...
Spencer Cornelia
How I Bought a Seller Financed 4plex in Las Vegas [Part 3]
My plan is to share my journey with Bigger Pockets by making posts detailing every big milestone I reach in my Real Estate Investing career.Part 1 can be found here.Part 2 can be found here.4 unit in Las Vegas, Seller...
Aidan Mulligan
Advice on a potential first deal
DetailsProperty: TriplexAsking: $179,000Bid: $150,000Down: 5%Interest: 4.9%Term: 30 YearsPayment: $756Vacancy: 8.33%Expenses: 5% repair and maintenance, 5% misc, 8% Property Management, taxes, insurance, ($648/Month)R...
Kristi R.
Dragging my feet or educating myself
I am naturally an anxious person and worry/plan out A LOT of things, trying to be prepared for surprises. I know that investing and, real estate in particular, is full of the unknown, especially for a newbie. I defi...
Account Closed
Investing in Bakersfield? Areas to avoid?
Hi everyone,My name is Mahmoud and I am new to Bakersfield. I am interested in purchasing a rental property, particularly either a single family home in the low 100s, or a duplex in the low 200s. But, I am not sure ab...
Daniel Soehren
New Member from Mississippi
Hello all! My name is Daniel Soehren, I am 26 years old and currently live in Starkville, MS with my wife and 15-month old son. Real Estate Investing has become a very attractive option to me, and I want to learn as m...