Scott J.
Help! Neighbor wants to cut down 100 year old avocado tree.
My neighbor has a 100 year old avocado tree and about 50% of it hangs over my property. We love this tree. It adds beautiful curb appeal to our house, shades our living room windows (we are in a hot climate), and a...
Dina Schmid
Is a Loft a Bedroom?
Where do you draw the line for when a loft just a loft and when is it considered an actual bedroom?
One of my pet peeves in listings (AirBnB/VRBO and MLS) is listing as a 3BR when it's a 2BR + loft. (Second only to "...
Peter Tverdov
Diary of a project that will spring board my career
So I decided I will start a thread about a project that is currently in its infancy. When the project is completed, the value of the property will essentially double (I have Leases already in place for when the projec...
Julie Verardi
Greenville Vs. Bergen/Lafayette, Jersey City, NJ
Hi, In Jersey City I was looking specifically around the light rail stop of Garfield Ave and MLK to invest but according to google that is Bergen/Lafayette but sometimes on the MLS it says Greenville. Is that area by ...
Julie Kern
Commercial Lot Under Contract - Due Diligence Checklist
My business partner @Dean R. and I went under contract today on a commercial lot in Gwinnett County, GA (Lawrenceville). We have been looking at both residential and commercial properties (with and without existing b...
Cody L.
Small deal, but 100%+ financing
I don't normally buy small deals, but if they're in my area of Montrose (the hip area of Houston), I'll snatch them up. This was a 10 unit that was actually on the MLS (so no 'off market' know-a-guy type deal). Luck...
Eric Sosa
Convincing my wife on investing in low income area
My wife and I run our real estate business together. We own a couple of properties. We make good money as is. We are looking for our next property. She is very reserved and low risk. Therefore she is anti section 8 an...
Karen Margrave
Vacation Rental, Bed and Breakfast, Short term rentals ..
I must admit, I do NOT have any Vacation Rental properties. I am however; fascinated by this niche, and in fact was the one that pushed to get a forum devoted to it. My question is this, how many of you actually have ...
Carlo D.
To furnish, or not to furnish
I'm about to close on my first rental property in NYC. I plan to do some cosmetic upgrades after then rent it out. Is it better to rent it out furnished or unfurnished?
Brad Cornell
First Deal Ever - Need more eyes on my analysis.
Hey All! Big shout out to all of BiggerPockets for being AWESOME!So I'm working on my first every deal here in Northfield, Minnesota, and have analyzed this thing to death. So instead of running the numbers for the...