Chad D.
Whats the best way to find a good contractors for a rehab?
Im in the early stages of closing on my first fixer-upper. Whats the best way to find good contractors? Would I need to find someone who can do most of the work or would it be best to hedge my bets by splitting the ...
Eric Lee
Interest rate for investment properties
Hi All,I was wondering what the typical spread is between interest rates for a conventional 30 yr loan for a primary residence vs. a rental property? My lender quoted me at 5.375% for rental property loan with 20% do...
Heather Moore
Tracking property purchases in Pittsburgh (w/o a license)
I’m a newbie investor from Pittsburgh & I’m looking for my second property but am not sure in what area of Pittsburgh I want to buy (first is in the West mifflin area of Pittsburgh). I’m wondering if anyone from P...
Ryan Cruz
Landlord insurance - things to consider
Hi BP community,So I’m in contract on a property in Parma, Ohio, and I’m shopping around for quotes on Homeowners Insurance. Given that I’ll be a Landlord, are there Landlord-specific things that I should be looking ...
Richard Gleason
A to B... B to C
Hey BP, I have a quick scenario I wanted to run past you guys... I have a few deals on the table that I can purchase (Cash), and have end buyers in place. The issue that I foresee is seasoning on title... The end bu...
Ethan Perry
Seeking house hacking wisdom (first RE investment)
Hello all. I'm 21 years old and am closing on my first property in 2 weeks. The property is a 3/3 townhome with an unfinished basement. Once the basement is finished, the TH will be a 4/4. The purchase price is $22...
Josh Pulley
Should i invest in Ryan Pineda rookie/ BP boot camp
As someone completely new to REI should i invest in Ryan Pinedas 8k rookie program or BP boot camp, or any other coaching/ mentoring program. Pinedas program seems a bit steep. But just reaching out to see if anyone h...
Sophia Wang
Business Structures for land development and new home construction
Do you use different business entities to buy/subdivide the land parcel and build new homes on the subdivided lots?
David Kuhlke
CPA charging me $3,000 to prepare simple tax return?!!!
Hello BP community, My wife and I work w-2 jobs and own 3 rental properties... nothing crazy. Is it normal for my CPA to be charging me $3,000 to prepare our tax return? This is my first time using a CPA and I don't k...
Emeric Harney
New Member & First Question
Hi there BP Community! My name is Emeric and I'm 30 years old, living in rural Connecticut. I discovered Bigger Pockets through listening to a couple of podcast episodes and now am starting to browse the forums to get...