Joshua Dorkin
Diary of a New Construction Project
Back in March 2013, BiggerPockets and J Scott collaborated to release two books -- The Book on Flipping Houses and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs (check them out here if you haven't already). As part of the book ...
Or Y.
15y vs. 30y strategy - convince me i'm wrong
Hello everyone,First things first - I'd like to thank all of the contributors to this forum, your advices and inputs taught me *A LOT* - so I'm grateful for that.TL;DR: For a new RE investor with a good starting point...
Eric Delcol
St Petersburg VS Tampa - the battle of two cities
Hi All,
We are new to the FL market and have decided to invest in the Tampa area.
I've read some interesting posts regarding the debate of which city is better - St Petersburg or Tampa. The posts I read were more f...
Aaron T.
Thinking about buying an old elementary school-turn into hostel
I am looking at an elementary school that has been abandoned. I am thinking I can turn classrooms into several small pods or rooms like a hostel. put in a pool and some nice common areas to make it kind of a pod resor...
Austin Charlton
Middle age man Starting Out?
Any advise for a 40yr old with $100k saved. +800 Credit score. Should i buy cash or mortgage to start my portfolio for first investment property?
Danny Jimenez
Buying Rentals Out Of State Without Turnkey Companies
Hello Everyone!My S/O and I are currently exploring the option of investing out of state for rental properties and would like to do it on our own(by this I mean no turnkey companies).
Just for some context, We live i...
Brian Eilering
Trying to ween myself off of Airbnb
As everyone is rushing to get into the Airbnb market, we have been in it long enough to want to get off of their platform altogether.We still want to do short-term rentals just not on Airbnb due to their guest-friendl...
Al Williamson
If Steve Jobs was a Landlord - iHousing
PDAs weren't good enough for Mr. Jobs, he had to go create an iPhone (which many of us now can't live without). He was relentless about trying to give the user the best possible experience. I wonder how he would reinv...
Joseph Henry
Thinking about 2nd primary home but current market does not make sense.
Current home valued at ~850k with 50k left on mortgage. Wife and I are interested in buying a newer home (current home is 25 years old). Wife also thinks the current home is smaller with less closet/storage space and ...
Joshua Dorkin
Why We Moderate the Forums and How We Edit Posts (when we do edit them)
I wanted to share a little bit about our moderation policies, in case there is some confusion.
The BiggerPockets Forum was established so people can have a platform to communicate with one another about real estate t...