Michael Cox
How to use Bigger Pockets calculator for first House Hack?
Hello everyone,I'm new to real estate investing, and am looking to purchase/house hack a duplex when my lease is up in February of 2021. I plan to use a FHA loan, then repeat the process the next year with my girlfrie...
Nicholas Rini
Looking for experienced analysis. Why such a price difference?
Hi Everyone,I'm just getting into real estate and I'm still researching whether I want to flip or buy and hold. While browsing my local market on zillow I noticed the 2 properties linked below that are seemingly ident...
Luke Marlar
Closed on Duplex Today! Tenant repair request 4 hours later!
Pretty excited to have just closed on my first duplex today, and within 4 hours I receive an email for a repair request. The repair request states that "Sink is clogged and they have tried Draino but it didn't work" ...
Sean Salandy
Paying for my own appraisal for flip
Is there ever a scenario where an investor would pay for their own appraisal so they know what to sell their house for and not go through the headache of setting a price only to find that the buyer's appraisal is lowe...
Matt Wells
Can you bank increase Section 8 rents from multiple years?
I understand that Section 8 tenants can have the rent raised a certain % each year. I am wondering if I don't raise the rent for a few years, can I bank the increases into one year? For example, Let's say I am allowed...
Ryan Dossey
Are You Using the Facebook Marketplace? You should be!
It's amazes me how fast technology, culture, and people adapt. Getting properties tenanted with quality tenants is one of those things. We do all of the "typical things" when getting a house rented such as: Hotpads, Z...
Ricky Ross
wholesale Deals
Hello Bp,I'm a new wholesaler. I was writing you guys because i didn't want to be a wholesaler who THOUGHT he had a deal. Can anyone teach me how to find deals? I want to know how should i determine the price the whol...
Donald Hendricks
Offer for $60k Over Appraised Value
Long story short, my neighbor sold his 120 acres of vacant land to a jerk. The jerk and I have been fueding since nearly day 1. Jerk has been wanting to buy my land & house. I have been telling him to bring me ...
Bala P.
Market reduction in FHA Standards
Friends,
This property was just reduced $20K and in the MLS description has the vebiage '**$20,000 BACK ON THE MARKET REDUCTION** in *FHA standards'. The current list price is around $20K less than the comp in the ...
Rob C.
Och-Ziff hedge fund looks to exit landlord business
All the talk lately is about hedge funds entering the market. Interesting to hear that one of the first to enter is now looking to get out:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/17/us-foreclosed-hedgefunds-idUSBRE8...