Christian M.
Buying Across from a school
I am looking at a duplex which is located directly across from an Elementary school. Does anyone have any experience with buying near schools and the effect on rental demand/ pricing and resale value?
Mindy Jensen
Outside of real estate, what are your hobbies?
Real estate is super fun - and most of us are obsessed. But what do you do when you're not real estating?I'll go first. I love to hike, road cycle, and snowboard.
Michael Glaser
Airbnb 4BR In College Towns
Looking at a total gut job on a home in Lawrence, KS where the University of Kansas sits. The numbers don't make sense as a monthly rental, but as an Airbnb they do. My thought is that's there's a very strong Greek sy...
Bill Gulley
BP CHAT
Hi, Hopefully we can have a good chat on Jan 24th. I set a time on BP Chat at 4pm to 6 pm EST. I had set it up to role play as an investor willing to loan money to the newbies, if they could talk me into it. They stat...
Grant Nelson
My mom sold a property that was her retirement... now what?
Hi BiggerPockets! My mom is in her 60s and just sold a home in San Francisco that's essentially her retirement. The next step is to reinvest the income into something that'll cash flow to pay for monthly living expens...
Katie Miller
Any STR hosts seeing a drastic drop off in bookings?
Hey all!Getting the sense that COVID is scaring off travel again -- after next week our bookings in our short-term rental are drastically lower than the rest of the summer. Is it COVID? Or is it school starting up aga...
Ben Matiella
First House hack
Hello everyone:I am located in Las Vegas and looking to acquire a property to house hack this Spring. I am screening currently for lenders and agents to assist in this process. If anyone has experience in the area a...
Michael Sobczyk
What's the best path
Theoretically speaking:
If I had the cash to purchase 1 Buy and Hold property at lets say 40-50k in price.
Should I take the cash and buy the property free and clear or should I take the cash a use it as a down pa...
Christine Sierra
To Airbnb or not to Airbnb?
I’m very close to purchasing my first rental property, but can’t decide whether to go with furnished rentals or Airbnb. I know a successful Airbnb can generate more income, but is this a good time to jump in to that m...
Shayna McHugh
Cities with multifamily properties that are also good to live in?
I'm about to move back to the U.S. from abroad, and I have an online business so I can settle anywhere in the country. It's a good problem to have, but... it makes choosing a location difficult!I'd like to get started...