Jim K.
A mess of a ceiling to redo
@Gail White wrote in an earlier post:I have made an offer on a house where there has been a very heavy smoker living for a number of years. The originally white popcorn ceiling is now yellow over the entire surface. T...
Andrew Albert
Is a 2% (or even 1.5%) Rule SMF in Worcester too much to ask for?
My wife and I have been researching and visiting small multi-family properties in the Worcester, MA area. We're finding opportunities in the lower income areas but it seems most, if not all, barely meet the 1% rule......
Katherine D. Marin
Starting in Multifamily Property Investing
Hello all! I am new to BiggerPockets and real estate. I have recently attended a multifamily mindset weekend seminar on the basics of investing in multifamily properties. The focus on investing was following the syndi...
Stephen Predmore
My first Baltimore buy & hold investment.
Investment Info:
Single family rowhouse fix & hold investment in Baltimore, MD.
Purchase price: $65,900Cash invested: $35,000Rent: $1,400
What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?
Baltimore i...
Christina Womack
Looking to get unstuck in the SF Bay Area
Hi everyone!Our goals are to 1. create non-401k retirement cash flow and 2. reduce our dependency on our wage jobs over time. We think the right way forward for us is to buy and hold cash-flow-positive rentals, (SFR...
David Francis
Is the housing market worth investing in right now
I have accumulated savings and I am ready to invest. I want to buy 3 sell 2 hold 1 or use the brrr strategy but I cant help but feel the market is overpriced and at a peak. My concerns are that my investment is going ...
James H.
rehab costs creeping up
Hey Guys,
I recently bought a new rental property and am in the process of rehabbing it to rent it. Generally, I buy the lowest cost of whatever-it-is that I am replacing so long as it is durable. However, As I go th...
Angela Jones
New to investing- different state
I've read all the reads. I've searched all the search. I have obsessed on the obsess. I am paranoid to take the dive. All the what ifs. All the potential disasters. All the nail biting.
So tell me... what would you h...
Mike Schelske
Out of State investing 101. Turnkey or bust?
Hello everyone,I have done a little research on out of state investing, turnkey seems to be the easiest and simplest option. I have heard there is another option that is similar to turnkey but safer, but I haven't got...
Neal Collins
What investors forget when penciling a Vacation Rental
There is a lot of hype around Vacation Rentals. It's true that they can generate higher cash flows compared to long term rentals, but there are many factors that I think people overlook when they haven't done a vacati...