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Good Afternoon Bigger Pockets!My Long term Real Estate Goals all come back to investing in Buy & Hold Properties. My favorite stories to listen to are the successful landlords who have managed to find great tenant...
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The tornadoes missed all of my properties down here in Dallas, but it got me thinking... If the damage takes off the roof, one of the walls or something and makes the property unlivable. Who pays for what?
I get los...
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Long story short, this year we refinanced our primary and paid cash for a little 2 bedroom fixer-upper for a family member who then passed away. So, decided to hold and enter the rental market. Recognizing the economi...
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Hello All, I am considering allowing dogs for my rental property in Philadelphia. Even though I am hesitant to do so I feel like it will open up the tenant pool. I am planning on having discretion on what types of d...
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What is the Special One-Time Assistance (“SOTA”) program? The SOTA program will provide one years full rent up front and will also allow DSS clients to move within NewYork City, to other New York State counties, or ou...
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Hi everyone. I've got a house in Indianapolis that I'm currently under contract for that I was planning on flipping. The details are below: Conservative ARV - $125,000Rehab Costs - $60,000 with GCPurchase price - $16,...
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Good afternoon! I wanted to reach out and see if anyone has a good recommendation for a property management company that services Wilmington, NC and the surrounding area. I was with Intracoastal for years until one ...
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Hey Biggerpockets community, my husband and I are first time home buyers in southern California. We are looking for a property for us to do house hacking, as much positive cash flow as possible (in this market), and u...
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Hi, my wife and I are preparing to buy our first investment property. We live in PA, but are going to be buying in PR. My question is, should we start an LLC before buying the property, or wait a while? We will be usi...
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This house has the garage converted to occupiable space. Does that add value to the property? It is the only house on the street where this has been done.If you can include the garage square feet in the calculations...