I'm a general contractor and real estate investor seeking to develop a new market for affordable homes and rentals. I have two drawbacks that have hindered the process. A little background, I built the first microhome...

Hello Everyone,I am joining Bigger Pockets today seeking professional connections. I want to learn about you and your area of expertise. In the Last 6 months, I have purchased my first 2 properties and my first 4 door...

For long term rentals its the 1% rule (for me anyway).I've read that a good metric for STRs is whether a monthly mortgage payment equals a weeks worth of revenue.Which financial metric do you use to filter your list o...

Hey guys, We just acquired a flip project in Dallas. An architect told us that the city of Dallas is backlogged by 8 weeks for approving addition permits. I understand, we as a city, have though a lot recently but thi...

Hello friends. My wife and I live in Oregon and we want to buy our first rental, but the interest rates and the housing prices in Portland are very high. A 3-bedroom house starts at $450k. But I'm getting the feeling ...

Hi All,I am looking at platforms like Crowdstreet in order to expand my RE portfolio. I currently own a 4plex and a SFH, and since deals in my area are not what they used to be (i am very numbers driven and discipline...

Interesting article on philly.com about the huge number of commercial units available and coming online in the next couple of years: http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/326517...Combined with a net negative mi...

Everyone knows foreclosures are a great way to get a house at a bit of a discount. However, often times banks will not pay any closing cost or if you ask for them, say up to 3% of purchase price, someone else may not ...

The Real Estate World can be a dog eat dog world and I have ( on more than one occasion) have been told politely to hit the bricks by more than a few individuals. This always struck me as a surprise- If two or more in...

Hello! I'm currently renting a SFR in Long Beach that is zoned R-2-N. I am surrounded by low and moderate density housing throughout the area despite all the lots displaying the same R-2-N classification on the City P...