Ethan McRae
Taking on an ADU in MA now or later?
With the new Affordable Homes Act , come Feb 2nd 2025, you can build an ADU by-right and also use the ADU as a long-term rental in Massachusetts. Said differently, you won't need a special ADU permit to create an ADU....
Larry Ames
How much to put in an ad - Chesapeake, VA
I have a question about the appropriate amount of information that should be revealed in an ad regarding the credit scores and exposed incomes requirements we seek. I wish to reduce calls and meetings with folk that d...
J. Martin
Xmas/Holiday Bonuses/Gifts - Who do YOU give it to?
A lot of people give out bonuses around the holidays to people that wouldn't normally get tips/bonuses throughout the year. Of course, many send out the picture xmas postcard too, but that's a little different.. Wh...
Todd Magin
How Local Does Local Need To Be?
I'm a new investor looking to develop my "farm area". However, my immediate area "suffers" from low cap rates and therefore the properties typically do not meet my search criteria (or are out of my price range). The...
Nick Van Sandt
How to refurbish basement for buy and hold property
Joined BP about half a year ago, and with the help of knowledge from this great community my wife and I purchased our first home outside of Denver. Our plan is to buy and hold, live in it a few years, do some rehab a...
Account Closed
Using projected rental income towards DTI on FHA
I've read mixed things and was not able to find a previous post on the subject but has anyone been able to use the projected rental income towards your DTI ratio to be approved for an FHA? I did an FHA on a single fam...
Tori Smith
Buying Multiple REO's
Hello All,I am currently in the last phase of my first fix & flip and I am looking to get into another project right away. Does anyone know how you can buy multiple REO's at once? How do you make that deal with th...
Yiyi Guo
How to analyze multi when house hacking?
Hi everyone,
I'm a new investor looking at 2-4 units. We want to live in one of the units and rent other units out. My question is sometimes the return looks very good if rent from all units are counted, but if subtr...
Jake Navaro
Hello BiggerPockets Family!
I am new to the Tampa Bay area and was recently employed at NetWorth Realty of Tampa who specialize in distressed real estate. As my experience in the real estate/wholesaling business grows, I plan to begin building m...
Brad D.
South American Purchases 8 NYC Apartments
This is interesting. https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-american-family-buys-eight-new-york-apartments-to-stash-cash-amid-coronavirus-11586952028Let me be clear. I definitely think real estate will drop in almost ever...