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Hello,I am in the process of purchasing a 7 unit building that has some old laundry machines in it. The property is in the southwest metro(New Prague) and I would like to replace them. I was thinking of doing it mysel...
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As we all know, New Jersey is a tough area do to the high property tax. I'm really trying to figure out where in New Jersey are the best areas for investing when it comes duplexes. Note that I am looking into buying m...
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I'm a new investor looking to develop my "farm area". However, my immediate area "suffers" from low cap rates and therefore the properties typically do not meet my search criteria (or are out of my price range). The...
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Hey bigger pockets, What was the hardest lesson you had to learn when you started your journey into the real estate world?
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I have been getting private messages daily about the issues with homes in Indianapolis they are well documented on the threads on BP.however I did want to point out based on my experience of owning literally 300 plus ...
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We recently put a 7 unit apartment building under contract. During the inspection we saw evidence of mice, roaches, and active termite infection in the basement under the floor. We are new to investing. We need...
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So I got an email from a new investor looking for advice, lets call her Alice. Alice and her husband only have one car that he uses for work. She found a possible deal and wanted to look at the house and the neighbo...
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This is my first post here so I apologize if this is in the wrong area or this topic has already been discussed. I'm new in real estate and started my first 2 months buying a 4plex and 2 duplexs out of state and have ...
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I had a tenant move out on a property that I have managed by a local property management company. Should I expect my PM to handle taking over the service of the electric and water bills and charging that back to me? O...
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I recently read of renting/leasing a property by the room. But if I'm not mistaken, that's usually managed by the landlord him/herself or delegated to family/friends to help with the management, where someone might li...