I'm looking into importing prefab / modular houses from China to be used here in California as backyard homes / ADUs.  Planning to get them permitted and certified for California and meet or exceed current codes so wh...

Hey fantastic RE agents of BiggerPockets! Earlier today, I was speaking with a friend of mine regarding a few properties that I am looking at. One of the property’s is a SFH fixer upper and the owners are “extremely m...

Hi Everyone!
I'm a beginner and would like to know if you think a new 4PLEX construction (House Hacking) is better for the beginner rather than an established older property?
I spoke to someone that advised me tha...

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I'm curious if anyone has any experience buying and renting out houseboats? I know there are slip fees (if the slip isn't included in the purchase price) and I'd be shocked if there weren't some sort of HOA f...

In November 2023, Fannie Mae introduced a new policy allowing owner-occupant loans on 2-4 family homes with just 5% down, a significant change from the previous requirement of a minimum 15% down payment. One might thi...

In addition to the REIAs and REIC meets we should all be going to, I was thinking of setting up a meet up for just us SoFlo Newbies. It's a good chance to meet more fellow BPers over some brews. We can share our newby...

Hello, I am a new member to BP and currently saving up to invest in real estate with my cousin as a partner (also currently working on getting my real estate license). We decided on renting out small multi-families to...

Just wanted to get a sense of what people are seeing in Bay area and what they think will happen after a few month. Also wanted to see if I am being too negative on bay area and forecasting a 10-15% price drop.
The ...

After hanging around these forums for about half a year now, I've noticed that the word "Guru" gets tossed around quite a bit, and (understandably) not in a good way. It's a label that tends to be used interchangeably...

Hello all:
I have a man holding a note he wishes to sell. It has a face value of 25K at 6% for five years. The payments are about $480 per month and they have made six payments. Note holder wants 21K for the note...