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Hello all,My name is Franky Davis and I am relatively new to real estate investing and a newish member to BiggerPockets. Let me start with a little about me. I'm currently an orthopedic surgery resident (year 3 of 5) ...
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OK so going to post as one of the HATED contractors!
First as explained on the podcast there are three tiers of contractors.
The cheap....Probably one guy with or without a license who works for foo...
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In my market (Sacramento) and in a few outlying smaller markets, real estate has been pretty hot with prices climbing ever higher, approaching pre-crash levels. A few months ago I was noticing things cooling off a bit...
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Glad I found this site. My name is Steve and I am 32 years old. I currently own a wholesale company for autos and powersports. I am looking to get into home flipping. I have a contractor buddy who approached me with t...
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Hey BP fam,So, I’m in the home stretch to having the savings I want to get my first property. I’m going to be using a FHA loan for either a triplex or 4 plex. I use Credit Karma to look at my credit score and they off...
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My situation looks like a new investors dream deal on the surface. A 250 unit apartment, with owner financing that currently cash flows. The rents are well below market and the complex needs about 750k worth of renova...
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I am meeting with an 82 yr old lady in a couple days to begin discussions of owner financing her five paid for duplexes. She's had them over 20 years. She's been managing them for the most part for the last 6 years. S...
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Hello BiggerPockets Indiana Community!What are some of the best B and C neighborhoods in Indianapolis for investing? And WHY? I'd love to hear your take on the city.Thanks!Tyler
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How to help my 17 year old son get started in real estate?Let me start off by saying that I have personally been doing real estate for over 20 years andI realize a lot of people are going to say “ tell him to go to th...
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I'm sure all the "flippers" out there read the subject and said, "That's not true!". I would say it all depends. The reason I'm writing this is because as I was speaking with a "short sale expert", she informed me t...