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STR's are one of the more popular forum topics and 'complicated' investment categories (especially for newbies) so I wanted to share some recent investor and operator experiences on the Oregon Coast and why a coastal ...
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Hello BP community- I am a physician and novice investor born and raised in Silicon Valley. I've witnessed my own parents invest and manage rental properties since the 70s. I would help answer tenant calls, help da...
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Hi all! My name is Abhayjit and I'm currently living in the Boston area, though originally from the midwest. I have no experience with real estate looking to get started! I have heard great things about this community...
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I've posted before about this problem--now it appears to be back.
My old tenants complained repeatedly that the house was getting too hot. It has a Goodman air handler inside and a heat pump outside. The AC guy came ...
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I spent about 5 hours looking for properties on rental.com, zillow and redfin, My niche is multifamily and I have decided to kick off with house hack. I looked up the midwest - Kansas city, MO, St. Louis MO, Nashville...
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Hi all.
I am buying another home soon and it has lots of wallpaper in it. It is on almost every wall in the house. The home was built in 1910 and is 4500 sf feet. The good thing is that the 1700 sf basement is unfini...
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As a new guy around here, I just read the "Ultimate Beginners Guide" to real estate investment. One thing I found during my reading was the 2% rule of thumb for evaluating properties. This rule suggests that monthly...
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What's Up BP Peeps, I am a new investor just 2 weeks from closing on my first duplex in Killeen TX. Every post I read on this city is a up and down of good and bad. I wanted to create a discussion where some "pros an...
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I plan on beginning my investing career by relocating to Ohio. Cleveland, Akron, Toledo, one of those cities. In each one you can find houses going for $20,000. Of course there's a reason – continuous population loss ...
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Hey BiggerPockets, question!
Do you recommend purchasing a multi family property with an FHA loan. To keep it short, I’ll be living with my girlfriend - rent is $1000/month; $500 each.
The goal would be to house ha...