Alex Silang
Worried about investing in a bad area (buy and hold)
I'm a newbie and 'd like to invest in the city of Worcester, MA, which is about an hour away from home. That's the only way I can make the rent/mortgage ratio work. I've also heard good things from 2 separate inve...
Lon Mapes
Anyone with Hubzu "special servicer" auction experience?
Hi, I had my first experience on Hubzu last week. I had never used this site before so when in blind. A home went up for auction in a midwest state where I've had expeience investing. I was able to "win" the auctio...
Hannah Smith
Learning about construction/rehab costs
What is the best way to learn about simple rehab and construction costs? Are there online resources available? Should I ask contractors I trust to walk me through things?I would really like to learn as much as I can e...
Alexander Price
Closed on first rental property
Hello all. I am excited to announce that I closed on my first property. The means for which I accomplished it was not how I envisioned, but it is done. Firstly I’d like to state that this first property was done using...
Jeremy Hauben
New Member From Connecticut - New Haven/Fairfield County
Hi,I am a General Contractor from Connecticut. I joined Bigger Pockets off a recommendation from a friend and former co-worker.I have been in construction my whole life and am interested in learning about real estate ...
James Lee
1031 Exchange Build to Suit
Hello all, my family is planning to do a 1031 exchange where we sell a multifamily building we own in New York, to buy a piece of land in Texas and turn it into a manufactured home community. Funds from the sale would...
Tom Bujnowski
Experienced flipper wants to know - GC or project manager.
Up to this point I've been gc'ing my own jobs. However, I want to concentrate more on finding deals. My dilemma - in order to make a decent profit it's very hard for the numbers to work using the GC. I'm thinking i...
Josh Barnett
Best way to analyze an area for investing?
What is a good way or tool to analyze an area (crime, schools, cost of living, real estate laws, taxes) to narrow down the area I want to invest in?Background:I am new to BP and real estate investing and I'm starting ...
Kristen Olson
Estimating repair costs? Complete newbie.
Hi all, I'm a brand-new member to BP and this is my first post. I'm just starting to learn about REI and am at the stage where I don't know what I don't know, but have started looking at properties online all the sam...
J.R. Gutierrez
Newbie from Denver, Co
Hello Bigger Pockets community! My name is J.R. I'm originally from California and just this past January; I relocated to Denver to experience a new city. So far so good. I have been in the construction industry for 8...