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Im seeing what appears to be really really nice looking homes on websites like Zillow and Redfin for literally between 20-30k.The houses don’t look run down at all, but actually look renovated. Looking at the advertis...
Looking to invest in our second STR property and Hawaii is in our radar. Being out of state, my husband and I have no idea about the area and ideal places to invest in terms of STR income and long term appreciation. C...
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I have just purchased 1st rental, and under contract for my 2nd...Yeahhhh I am very excited. Both in my area. So I am interested in managing them myself in order to learn. But now come the details.Question #1: I do no...
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Hi!First Post on Bigger Pockets: I've heard about the 1% rule of charging 1% of the property's purchase price for monthly rent. I've even heard about the rule being called a 2% rule. I'm just getting started in re...
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I am looking into rolling over an old $401k account that I have vesting from a past employer into a self directed IRA to use for rental investing. I have about $50k to switch over, it will cost me not more than $20, ...
When you run the numbers like this guy did, you can see why Zillow has gone down in flames. https://sellhousecashaz.com/zi... "“In Phoenix, 36.5% of properties currently for sale were listed below their purchase price...
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It's been a while since I have blogged on the Smokies. Feel free to check it out and discuss.
The patient isn't dead, but he's in a coma (biggerpockets.com)
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Hi there! I’m trying to work on being vulnerable about being new and my situation. I always tell myself - “I’ll start connecting when I’m more experience” when in reality, reaching out and laying my cards out might be...
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Can you talk about in what condition you are buying properties, and how are you buying them?I really want to go down this road for my next investment but it seems a lot of the properties I see that would be "BRRRR-abl...