Hey Guys,First Post. I recently got my first investment property (SFH) and I will be wrapping up soon. In the process of finishing, I came across a deal for an 8 unit apartment building for under 350k. At first glance...

Finally found a tenant who pays her rent on time, but now she wants to move out when lease is up due to  heating cost. It's her first winter there and propane heat costs 2 tanks a month ($230 a tank).  there is also e...

Hey everyone. I’ve been listening in on a free webinar every day this week, with lessons on cash buyers, sellers and how to make offers. All week I continued to hear about VA’s (virtual assistants) and how important i...

I am very excited because my first investment property is set to close today! It is a cash purchase, total price of $29,850 (market value/comps 45K, my more conservative estimate is closer to 38-40K) for a 2/1 recentl...

Hello everyone!  My name is Bill and I am a real estate addict ;)  I found BP about 2 years ago but just started logging in regularly this month.  I NEED HELP!Timing... I have always been interested in real estate sin...

hello bp,What's the best way to accurately estimate what your new loan payment will be after a cash out refi?  Also are closing costs for a new purchase the same as closing cost for a refinance ?Thanks for any input!

Hi,New to real estate. My friend suggested I convert the 2 prong outlets in my home to 3 prong outlets myself as a learning experience (there's probably 20 to 25 to do) for future real estate purchases.  The ground wi...

Hi everyone,

I would truly appreciate it if someone could analyze my numbers to see if this property is a winner. I’m considering making my first offer; this is my first Single Family property analysis. My RE str...

I told myself I wanted to have a firm grasp on IRR and have been researching online. I feel like it's easy to over complicate this and I've confused myself unfortunately :)..
The definition of IRR being the discount ...

Sometimes people post on Bigger Pockets about wanting to know "how" to do something ... not theoretically how, but specific examples. So here is an example of how I conduct/host an open house showing for a rental prop...