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I've decided to make my next investment a "live and flip". The plan is to buy a distressed property at the right price and use a 203K loan to fund the bulk of the rehab work. Once that work is done I'll be an owner oc...
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Hello!We're trying to purchase our second rental property. It is two homes on one piece of land and sold "as-is", which we understood to mean the seller would make no repairs. It appeared to be in good condition but w...
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Hello,
Just bought a condo that needs to be updated. I currently live in it but don't plan on staying longer than a year. Afterwards, I plan on renting it out. This is my first property that I will remodel and kno...
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Hey all, I am new to the Bigger Pockets community and am reaching out to ask, What should be my first steps to begin my real estate career? I have limited cash on hand, but am working very hard to save up for an initi...
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This is a list of podcast I put together for some of my friends who were looking to start out in Real Estate Investing. Thought it might help some of the newer investors on here looking for some quality free info. E...
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So here is a quick update on the property that I purchased with a bad tenant. This happened today so it is fresh in my mind. I called him yesterday to confirm the meeting and the amount of rent that was due. So I driv...
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Hi AllMany people have decided to live without social media and to forgo the whole enterprise (myself included). Unfortunately, this means missing out on a robust set of tools. I'm interested in how folks in the BP co...
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My first tenants moved out the other day so I went over to the property today to change locks and do a few other things. I was surprised to see how dirty the property was. There was no damage to anything but they had...
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What is your target for ROI (annual) on your passive real estate investments? On your investments which require a more active participation? How do you calculate it? I target 12% + on my passive real estate investmen...
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I have looked into many passive Real Estate investment tools like REITs, eREITs, etc. with companies like Fundrise, RealtyMogul, etc. but am finding a few major problems with them:I have a few questions regarding inve...