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Hey guys, My name is Ashley Wishinski!I am a buy and hold RE investor in Vermont. I always like to ask about how others use their #REfreedom (freedom achieved through real estate investing)? New investors may get stu...
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Hi BP!Happy New Year!I'm an investor from San Francisco with a portfolio of investment properties in Indianapolis. Over the holidays I had some Family members express interest in the business and I'm now in the proce...
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My name is Ryan, I'm from Salt Lake City. I have been a hard-core lurker on Bigger Pockets for a couple of months and thought I should finally introduce myself. I wanted to extend a thank you as I have been able to le...
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I’m looking to house hack a duplex as my first rental property and I’m stuck on which type of loan to use as a 24 year old with next to no credit and also the length of the loan. I’ve heard 15 year has lower rates and...
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Over the recent years, the real estate market has witnessed a remarkable shift in preferences and trends like everything else, with a growing fascination for minimalist living and sustainable housing solutions, especi...
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My wife and I purchased our first SF residence - 2Bd/1BA - at the end of July in Saint Paul, MN. The goal for this property is to add additional 500sqft of living space in an unfinished basement and add an additional ...
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I’m a newbie who’s diving into multifamily. I recently listened to @alwilliamson on The Michael Blank podcast and liked his model on extended stay vs long term or short term using part or all of a multifamily property...
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Hello,
I am a first time home buyer and was thinking of buying an out of state rental property first. The second home I would buy would be my primary residence in a much more expensive area like NYC where I would be ...
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I've been looking into a 30-unit complex. My present method of cost analysis says i should buy it for $500k, but when i compare it to other deals I've seen being made, it shows I should buy it for $750k. What factors ...
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Earlier this month I was able to successfully rezone a property I own from single family to duplex, which will be new construction. This is the first permitted new construction duplex in my city in decades (40 - 50 ye...