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Hi everyone,I live in LA and have started looking at OOS investing seriously and some of these homes I see in the midwest for example go for 80-100k turnkey ready. That's not even enough for a downpayment for a shack ...
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Hey quick question. I pulled the subfloor up to sister up the joist and get the floor plumb but my contractor just reported that all the wood is deteriorating and falling apart. Is this something my insurance could co...
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Hey everyone - I’m listening to the latest On The Market podcast and they are specifically talking about value declines in 2nd home markets due to demand from 2nd home buyers drying up due to rising rates/ affordabili...
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I'm curious what the experiences other investors have had when it comes to banks verifying owner occupancy. I have a friend who said that they never checked but I'm curious if anyone has had any experience (good and ...
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Hi BPer's of Fresno!I'm starting out in my journey in REI and am looking at several markets. I'm currently residing in San Jose, CA. As you guys know the state of affairs, I'd rather not invest in that area since it d...
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Hello Bigger Pockets family I have finally finished my 520 sqft tiling project. I would like to share with you all some tips that I have learned along the way. Hopefully this will help you not make the mistakes I made...
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I've been with Tom Krol for 7 months now. His course is step by step and "action geared" so you don't sit back and relax. You can either do what he says to do or do like you've done before which is nothing in most ca...
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As an investor who orders a significant number of exterior inspections on properties - I wanted to get others opinion on BPO’sPrimarily I find them useless. The valuations on them appear to be completely arbitrary and...
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Airbnb just now realizing this?
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/airbnb-stock-falls-after-short-report-says-hosts-directly-compete-with-platform-173546532.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cDovL20uZmFjZWJvb2s...
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I've owned (2) rental townhomes for 8 years - I've used a property manager and I've never once had any problems. However - - now, this won't just be a 'side' investment, I am out of my lifelong business career - - a...