Jimmy Mills
"If you close more than one out of ten offers, you're paying....
I believe I once read something to the effect of "if you close more than one out of ten offers, you're paying too much." It may have been one out of 30, but I'm curious if others feel that way today. With the books fr...
Kole Moore
How promising is syndication really?
Hi there,I am 21 going to college to be a civil engineer in Washington, once I graduate I plan to use syndication to invest in real estate. What I am scared about is getting burned with syndication, I have seen and he...
Isiah Ferguson
The upside of D class neighborhoods ?????
Hey, BP family. I've notice as a new investor that it seem like everyone is trying too avoid D class hood. I hear a lot of negativity about it. Is their any upside with theses neighborhoods ? What's on the positive en...
Michael Stanley Nino
How do you go about investing out of state?
Hello! I'm a Engineer working full time in New York and I'm interested of how people go about investing out of state in a state that has very low or no cash flow. (I have 40k in downpayment prepared for my first inves...
Federico Morales
Rent is not as much as a mortgage would be
Hello guys,I am curious if anyone else has had this experience: I have a property (SFR, 3bd/2bth, 1300sf, recently remodeled) in the Sunol neighborhood of San Jose which rents for about $3,800 per month. Now, if I tak...
Marina Wong
equity partner with a builder
I came across a builder who will be building in a high demand town near Boston. He needs an equity partner and will pay 50% return. I do not personally know the builder (I know him through a friend who knows him th...
Jacob Bindler
Is hiring agent to sell worth it.
Somewhat dated, but still one of the best studies. MARKET DISTORTIONS WHEN AGENTS ARE BETTER INFORMED: THE VALUE OF INFORMATION IN REAL ESTATEThis is an abstract. Agents are often better informed than the clients who ...
Douglas Skipworth
Frayser haters, check out this video from The Ellen Show today!
I have only been active on BiggerPockets for a couple of months, but it's pretty clear that BP hates the Frayser neighborhood in Memphis*.There is no doubt it's a challenge rental market, but great things are happenin...
Yechiel W.
Which city in Ohio to start out?
I was looking into SFH or small Multifamily and have been looking into Philadelphia and it seems not so Landlord friendly per the (landlord tenant laws and asking around) Many areas are over priced (i.e. Center City)...
Jason Thomas
Capital Gains savings by selling rental with allotment sale
A financial advisor has told me about using a Single Premium Immediate Annuity (SPIA) as a vehicle to lower my capital gains with the sale of my rental property. It is to be setup as a structured allotment sale over ...