Howdy Folks,I'm in Austin and it's been hard to find buy and hold deals here. Maybe it's because I'm a newb, but I just can't seem to make the numbers work on any deals I look at. That's caused me to focus mostly on c...

Greetings everyone!I recently found BiggerPockets and am glad to join this community.  My goal is to invest in my first multi family.  A little about me... I'm a Massachusetts Licensed Real Estate Agent, and have work...

Will having ADU utilities on a separate meter have negative long term value ramifications?  I would like to discuss, the potential risk for long term property value decline due to mutli-unit classification by lenders ...

I am thinking about purchasing a home or condo in Galveston, TX to use as a str and need input on occupancy rates.  There is a report you can buy for $80 from Air DNA which shows data from Airbnb, but wanted to see if...

So I'm waiting on my first deal still, but there's a chance it falls through (condo, short sale, pending bank approval currently), and if it falls through, we're considering a 3-flat (house hacking), possibly on the s...

Hey everyone!I am brand new to real estate investing and have been listening to these podcasts every time I get in the car.  To keep it brief, I'm a young investor looking to buy my first real estate investment in the...

Hello all! I am new to the Indianapolis area and equally new to Bigger Pockets and Real Estate Investment. I've spent the last 3 months voraciously consuming all things real estate. I'm in Purchasing by 9-5 profession...

Has anyone read through the RCW to find the exemptions or otherwise found an article that lists the exemptions? From what I see foreclosure, transfer to family members under specific circumstances and transfers of "de...

Hi there BP community! I'm Michael Oliveira. I'm a very new BP member and have been bitten by the REI bug as of late. My day job is as a medical device engineer up in Orange County. I work on sophisticated imaging sys...

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