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Hello everyone, I am 19 and have been learning everything I can about REI over the past 3 months. I have primarily focused on flipping to sell because that is what appeals to me the most but I pretty much understand ...
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Good morning bigger pockets members! I have a question or two that i have been going back and forth on and cant seem to find the best way to tackle it so here it goes. I am going to get into real estate investing and ...
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I'm currently 21 years old and have just recently got into real estate investing. Throughout the research I've been conducting it seems a good bet for a first investment is too purchase a Duplex, or Tri-plex and to li...
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I spent some time looking through the forums for ideas/recommendations for how to setup my quicken register to track rentals. I see most people recommend QuickBooks or some other package. I am currently tracking ...
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I recently started renting my previous primary residence. I had heard of several ways to collect rent the one that seen the easiest to me was, too have them deposit the rent directly into a savings account. So I ope...
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I have been listening to BP, and I hear some investors bring their agent in when the investor finds a "for sale by owner," and some don't. What is everyone's consensus regarding bringing in an agent?
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Great forum, glad I found it.
My question is as follows. The fule of thumb when determing a potentially good rehab deal is to use the 70% of ARV (After Repaired Value) less repairs method. However, can you use th...
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What is a win win investing strategy for the investor and ANY motivated seller that will not put the investor in danger in the deal? I like win win deals way better than low balling sellers in a wholesale deal. If t...
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I have an interior doorway/door that I would like to seal off to make the room on the other side more private. I'm thinking at least for the next 6 months to year, but maybe longer. I would like to leave the existing ...
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I'm guessing this is the right sub-forum since this is a tax/withholding/legal/investor contract kind of question. Please point me in the correct direction if I've put this in the wrong place.I have wanted to invest ...