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Troy Welch Electrical in 50 year old house - what to do
7 October 2018 | 15 replies

I am rehabbing this 1st property.  Part of closing negotiations was that they replace the breaker box.  They hired a professional electrician who installed a 125 amp breaker box.  It looks like they did a very good jo...

Shane C. Downs Were are we all, as human being going?
18 March 2019 | 48 replies

I'm very new to real estate investing, however, not new to psychology. I grew up in a family that puts a lot of value in material possession. It does the good of giving a goal to aim at. when we have a goal we will do...

Donna J Is it possible WAMU will lower my principal?
22 October 2008 | 31 replies

We have an investment property that we bought in 2004. We had an adjustable rate mortgage, so we refinanced in 2006 to a fixed rate, because we were to afraid of what the rate would be if we waited longer. We have a f...

Jody Young Real danger of asking for private money - long bitter post
8 November 2014 | 56 replies

I debated on posting this because the incident has discourage me so much. But here it is:Last Friday I arrived home to a business card from a detective from our police department. I had just got home from visiting my ...

Michael Evans Pre-Construction Flips
14 August 2014 | 29 replies

I want to get some feedback on an investment strategy I used in 2003-2005 that I call the "pre-construction flip".  It works like this:Identify high appreciating markets (greater than 12% annual)Identify home builders...

Levi Gale Who does not use the 50% rule?
12 April 2012 | 47 replies

Hello,
Who here does not follow the 50% rule when analyzing/purchasing a property for long term hold? There are a few reasons I can see someone not using it i.e. they are relying on appreciation (not my cup of tea), ...

Devin James We Need Higher Density & Smaller Homes - Thoughts?
12 January 2025 | 54 replies

Affordability is one of the biggest challenges in today’s housing market.

I believe smaller, more dense units are part of the solution:
1) Buyers can only afford smaller homes in today’s economy.

2) Denser unit...

Alexander Parunin Avoiding city (building) inspectors and code enforcement
12 June 2023 | 82 replies

We just recently started house renovation and got red tagged by the city inspector. I guess he saw dumpster while driving around or maybe neighbors complained. So we learned never leave dumpster in city limits.
Could...

Marlia Stone Investment Property Gone Bad
23 June 2024 | 67 replies

Hey BiggerPockets, I’m here for any advice that you can give me on my current situation. I recently purchased my fist Duplex property in July 2021. The property seemed like a great investment with minor cosmetic issue...

Account Closed I am dumbfounded by the high prices investors are paying for property.
29 June 2015 | 44 replies

This happens to me time and time again. I just got off the phone with a seller of a house in Florissant MO who told me that 5 other people made offers on his house and that my offer was less than half of what the nex...