Don McIlmurray
Contractor rate fair?
My contractor says he charges $1000 a day for a crew of three plus materials of my picking. He gave me general # of day estimates room by room. It's difficult to get a contractor to even look at a house if you don't a...
Jane Z.
Confused about Atlanta Rental Market
I have read lots of articles lately that those big hedge funds bought lots of SFR and converted them to rentals in Atlanta, which puts a lot of pressure on Atlanta rental markets. I totally agree with their analysi...
Michael Young
Motivated Flipper in Boulder County
Hello BP Community. My name is Michael Young and I have become the most motivated human being in the last three weeks. What happened three weeks ago? I discovered real estate investing! It has kept me up at nights and...
Eric Johnson
Invest in Real Estate (RE) via Self-Directed IRA
Greetings BP,
Has anyone used a self-directed IRA to invest in RE? If so, what was your experience? I'm considering rolling some or all of my ROTH IRA funds into a self-directed IRA to invest in RE
Account Closed
The Best Real Estate Investments You Should Consider
When most people think of real estate investing the first thing that comes to mind is HGTV and flipping houses. The truth is that this is only one small niche within the real estate investing industry. There are numer...
Lauren Hogan
Why Do You Invest in Detroit? (Testimonial Request for BP!)
BiggerPockets! I work at BP and I'm working on building a landing page for Detroit. Would anyone be willing to share why you choose to invest in the city? Why is it a great city for investors?
James Johner
Another 48 units and counting!
Over the last several months I have been laser focused on finding off market Multifamily deals, financing using OPM, and cashflowing from day one. Sound impossible?? It’s not, I promise! I have found success with a fe...
Mark Updegraff
How's your market these last few weeks?
Things are flying off the shelf in Rochester NY. This is definitely an early start to the spring market. We're still at 36 degrees and buyers are flooding to the market. The market is being pushed, and it is sel...
Jacqueline Lee
Is “OPM” real or a myth?
Along my journey to understand how to acquire my first property, I have encountered people that swear it’s possible to use other people’s money (for down payment, closing cost, rehabs etc) but on the other hand I have...
Jason V.
Student Housing Bubble?
I had an interesting exchange with another local investor that led me to explore some property in the areas immediately surrounding the several high-end universities in our city. Apart from the challenges of owning r...