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Hey Folks,Glad to see the sun is out and spring is underway! I have been seeing some discussion on the forums lately about the Bloomington market and a lot of new investors are interested in getting engaged. This is a...
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I understand that I need to hold the tenants security deposit in a separate account... I was thinking of putting into a high yield savings account 1.9% or possibly putting into a 12 month certificate of deposit at abo...
After being retired for almost a year ago, I realized that my original post-retirement plan was no good. I would have to sell one of my two properties to reduce my living expenses and that is not what I wanted to do...
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Greeting fellow lovers of real estate! My name is Vuth and I'm a college undergraduate student attending Christian Brothers Univeristy studying business administration. After interning at a couple of different firms, ...
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Can anybody write their initial thoughts when passing by a "For Sale" sign in their neighborhood after beginning to learn about Real Estate Investing? I'm eager to start looking for my first deal, however I'm barely c...
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I was looking at putting an offer in on a duplex, but am getting mixed information on the insurance needed - that could make or break the deal. The current tenants are running an assisted living business out of hte du...
Hello everyone this is my first post in the biggerpockets forum and I'm interested in getting started in BRRRRING. Little about me I'm 37 I work full time as a local truck driver and I'm currently house hacking a 3uni...
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I have a house that I put pre-finished hard wood floors in about 3 years ago. My latest tenants dogs (2 labs) completely scratched the floors. I called a few companies to repair and they say that because it's only 1...
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Those of you out there that are local investors in small multifamily, do you prefer to self manage or hire a management company?
There is a seemingly very reputable company in my town and I'm considering turning mana...
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I currently own two properties, neither in an LLC. I know for a hard money loan, I need to have an LLC, is that something I should set up immediately or will it be okay to wait until I have a property in mind? If imme...