Reuben Stone
Seller with unrealistic asking prices
Hey BP community! Excited to announce that I have just closed on my first investment in August. Have been meaning to get back on here for some time. Anyway, I have finally gotten my first investment under control and ...
Ashby Tyler Cappelmann
Newbie with 203k loan questions
Hello everyone! I have a few questions about the 203k loan. My wife and I have found a duplex in our market that we want to purchase for our 1st rental property. It's older and needs a lot of work but has been on the ...
Grant Hibbert
sell or hold-rent primary residence
I'm looking to move into a new home in which I can rent out the basement - but trying to decide what to do with my current home. My current home has appreciated a bit since I bought it 3 years ago and other houses in ...
Account Closed
Another Newbie Question?
Hello everyone. My name is Erick. I live south of Detroit and I’m ready to start my adventure in real estate investing. I purchased my first home 17 years ago and lost my butt on it. So I’m hoping to sell it soon and ...
Tim Moore
Free and clear vs leveraged
Hey guys, so I keep flip flopping on how I want to structure my real estate business plan in the future. We always talk about "good debt" on BP and I understand that you can use the properties you have to leverage int...
Bosko Mijatovic
Value vs Scam Program
Hello my name is Bosko,
I have currently been going to a workshop all weekend as a guest with a coworker. (He paid $1100 for the workshop) We are in St, Louis, Mo. The seminar is by "Response". They are based in L...
Kamran Ahmad
Best tech cities for real estate investing?
Hi everyone, this is my first post on BiggerPockets, I've found the site to be immensely useful and am looking forward to getting more involved as I make a start on my real estate adventures.As I'm planning to move to...
Richard Burke
Thoughts on these numbers...
DuplexAsking 169k#1 - 3/1 - $1050/mo#2- 2/1 $800/moIncome = 22,200/yr....Expenses: (Tenants split water bill)PITI: 1003/mo = 12036/yrRepairs 185/mo = 2220/yrVacancy 185/mo = 2220/yrLawn 85/mo = 1020/yr Optional ...
Alexander Alguire
First investment questions:4plex
I am looking at a 4plex in Phoenix as an investment property with the plan to buy, update a tad and then sell 2-3 years down the road with a good chunk of added equity. This would be my first investment property EVER,...
Brandon Turner
HUGE Milestone Hit Today -- 200,000 Members on BiggerPockets!
Today I'm excited to announce that BiggerPockets has officially crossed the 200,000 member mark! This is a really incredible milestone and I'm so happy to be able to hang out, help out, and learn from the members here...