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I have been setting up my plan moving forward and I decided that in 5 years I want to be making $4,200 a month in passive income. I haven't found my first deal but it seems reasonable for me to hit this goal in five y...
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Hello everyone.As a newbie I am a little concerned about investing in a city and state I am unfamiliar with for the following reasons.a) buying in a place I’ve never been tob) not being able to tell what part is good ...
I am going to try and keep this brief. Currently I am in negotiations to purchase a home. For reasons here nor there, I would like to back out of the deal.One of the things we discovered during the inspection was the ...
So I have a duplex, and am currently renovating our tenant side. The last 2 big projects are to refinish the oak floors in the living room/bedrooms, and we want to tile the kitchen and bathroom. We're hiring out a con...
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This recent article in Forbes argues that Data proves REITs are better than buying real estate: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcprosser/2017/07/1...I've been following Bigger Pockets and planning to buy my first rent...
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Greetings, BP! My husband and I have been lurking on this site for the past month and finally decided to create an account on this special day -- we officially closed on our 1st investment property today! A little abo...
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Does anyone know of any note funds where investors participate in the upside?I've seen funds that offer a preferred 8% or 10% return, but that's it. I'm interested in seeing if there are funds with possibly a lower (...
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Hi all,
My family owns 2 properties (1 triplex and 1 mixed-use commercial property) in the Bay Area that we're wanting to sell in order to invest in multifamily commercial property (mostly thinking a large apartment ...
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Hi everyone!So, I've seen other's post about what to do with their equity but haven't found a strategy that's right for me. I own a 4-unit property in Brooklyn that I bought for $650k and is worth about $1.8M. Excelle...
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Wanted to ask if anyone has any ideas for how I can finance a duplex.
In a nutshell: I've got excellent credit (750) and 20K of savings. I figured I'd be in a good position to pick up a duplex down the street, but ha...