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Good day BP members,I live in one of the most expensive areas in Northern Virginia (NoVA). I work in D.C. but only make enough money to afford a place 40+ minutes away. Currently I live with my family in Alexandria bu...
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Hi BPs Community,I'm looking to house hack with FHA 3.5% in NYC. Obviously, with PMI, house hacking with 3.5% in Brooklyn or Queens most likely means I won't cash flow until I pay off 20% of the mortgage + move out in...
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The house next door is owned by elderly couple (in a living trust) who live a couple hours away and bought the very nice house several years ago for their brain-fried and/or druggie divorced adult son to have a place ...
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I have recently came across what appears to be my first big step into real estate, BUT I have 2 problems. I need a cash investor to get the deal done and I need a very experienced person to help me analyze the deal. ...
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I'm new to BP and learning about real estate investing. I've been trying to read and watch BP videos when I have the opportunity. I've been casually lurking these forums too. At this point, I haven't totally commit...
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I am looking to buy an existing self-storage facility in the Southeast TN/North GA area and just found one for sale. I am mostly just working on learning how to properly analyze these deals. I am struggling to figur...
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Hey BP!I was just curious as to how many of you got started in regards out of state investing? How did you go about the process outside of an agent in that area? Did you make the offers through them or try to contact ...
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Hey BP! Has anyone looked into the land opportunities in and around Gatlinburg TN? With the recent fires there are a lot of properties for sale at what seems to bring a pretty good price. Any locals know on how the fi...
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Bigger Pockets Members,
I am having trouble trying to understand how yield works. I would most appreciative of your help. I have several courses including Calculator Power (but none give equation examples). I have a ...
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Is it better to invest in 1 rental home in a nice area, or 3 rental homes in mediocre areas?
Assuming someone has $300,000 to invest, that would mean buying a $300,000 home in a nice neighborhood that will rent for a...