Esi Okpetu
Are foundation issues a deal breaker?
Hi everyone! My name is Esi and I am just getting into the world of real estate. I came across a deal that has foundation issues. It was priced below market value and I would still be doing further negotiations if I w...
Jocelyn Gardiner
Why isn't the design aspect of REI discussed more often?
I've listened to several podcasts, browsed the forums and read some of the books, but I've yet to find any real emphasis or discussion about the design aspect of real estate investing. It's true I'm a complete novice,...
Account Closed
Whats the most amazing inexpensive countertop on the planet?
Hello BP! :)Just closed, with a group of investors and myself, on a 50+ unit apartment building.We have to rehab the whole thing over the next 18 months and my GC and I have a small bet on the counter-tops.I believe t...
Tarl Yarber
HOARDER house made me $37,000! Other Investors passed!? Seattle
Hey Bigger Pockets!
Once Again, im not being the best at posting, but I promise ill get better once I have some more time! Too many houses. BUT, I wanted to at least post one that maybe others can learn from. Thi...
Davon Lowery
Do contractors not get it;more you charge me the less I can flip
Dude, this is a symbiotic relationahip. Trying to start my new REI project, a flip in Milwaukee. Trying to negotiate with a contractor to budge on the plumbing costs, he wants 10k to pipe a 2,200 sqft. duplex, I need ...
Sunny Suh
Diary of my first step: Jersey City NJ Multi-Family- No experience, no idea what i'm doing, no regrets
Hello everyone, Complete noob here. I started investing in a set it and forget it type stock/index portfolio and it has done well. Had to do a lot of research.Now I am jumping in real estate, going for that multiple s...
Emily Poerio
Short term rental's cash flow is not great, should I walk from the purchase agreement
I am new to investing and after a few deals that had multiple other offers that I didn't win out; I did execute a purchase agreement last weekend but doing more analysis on the property and potential rates being 7.5%,...
Shane Pearlman
Cashflow Doesn't Build Wealth?
While cashflow is key to keep the property safely under control, I seem to find that the larger returns for our portfolio to date come from strategic growth of equity. My wife and I are still fairly small in our inves...
Jane Kim
two people on loan and one occupant?
Could both my cousin and I be on a FHA loan while only my cousin lives in the property? I currently already have a owner occupied VA mortgage. Will this effect this also? My cousin will be starting a new job about an...
Tim Farrell
SF Bay Area; New to Area, Experienced in Investing
I’m an experienced investor and a bay area resident, whom has been building a Real Estate Portfolio outside of the state. Although successful, the challenges of managing and the ability to be hands on with out-of-...