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I am in the process of acquiring my second SFH for rental. How much would you keep in reserve per property for repairs, etc?
I do not want to get pinched and have to dip hard into my own pocket, but I also do not wa...
I bought a triplex. I am having the apartments painted and after painting it the contractor came back the next day to find that in certain sections the paint had started to run. Previously the drywall had staining thr...
I have been looking for a flip to fund my next down payment for my second 3 family house. I finally got a really good deal accepted then I find out the same day I am laid off. I am a licensed electrician and am so tir...
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Should you use a handy man?Lately I’ve had a hard time finding a good, consistent, and affordable painter that’s not booked three months out.This issue led me to do I don’t normally do – I called a handyman service fo...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Florence.
3/2 single family home built in 1910
Florence Alabama
Dwelling: 1,361 sq ft
Lot: 8,667 sq ft
Original listing price: $69,500
Pu...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Clermont.
Purchase price: $220,000
Cash invested: $42,534
Sale price: $295,500
This property was an REO. The condition was f...
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So I was having a conversation with my wife last night about a potential rental property and we came to a fork in the road: If you were going to purchase a unit to rent, and the property needed some light cosmetic wor...
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I’m looking to purchase my first multi family property. It’s a 2 story 6 unit building. There is currently an inspection order on the building that states the drop ceiling tiles should be replaced so that there is a f...
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Wholesalers, how did you learn to estimate repairs on a property to then determine your offer price? Wholesaling interests me but I have no construction or rehab experience and it seems that being able to estimate rep...
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Hey everyone, I'm Patrick Newell, a 26 year old that lives close to Boston, MA and is new to Bigger Pockets. I do construction management for a large multifamily builder/developer and want to start getting into purcha...