Kim Pham
Raw Land for a first deal
Hi BP Community!Would love to get your guidance as I think this might be my very first deal. -FSBO priced at $80K (free and clear)-Owner is an elderly man who purchased the lot for $60K nearly 20 years ago through a f...
M Ness
Feedback on First Deal
After a lot of researching, reading, and planning, I'm getting closer to purchasing my first property. The goal is to buy a cashflow rental condo unit. I settled on a condo unit for a few reasons: in my target town, a...
Crysta Balbontin
Newcomer! From Charles Town, WV!
Hello everyone, I am a new member to biggerpockets and would just like to introduce myself. My name is Crysta, I am 20 living in the D.C. Metro area of Charles Town, WV. I have lived here for many years, yet I'm actua...
Eric P.
How much to put down on rental properties?
Is there really a point to trying to avoid PMI? For example. I'm looking at breaking into RE investing through long term rentals, starting w/ houses around $100k and renting for $1250-$1500. Is it worth me putting d...
Isaac S.
Buying personal home - financing advice
Hi everyone, I am buying a home for myself, a 650k home in the Chicago area. I have the money to put 20% down. I just want to be smart before I buy and ask is there is anything else I should consider on the financing ...
Jessica Hamilton
Need advice on unique financial situation
My mother in law is getting an inheritance of 80k. We would like to use this money to start flipping houses to grow that wealth. The thing is, she has bad credit & old debt that she has yet to pay off, and she doe...
Ankur Agarwal
Using wood-look vinyl vs laminate for flooring
Hi,I am in the process of replacing my living room and bedroom flooring in my rental house. One of the contractors showed me wood-look vinyl tile planks and said that people prefer these vs. laminate flooring in renta...
Account Closed
How long did it take you to find your first duplex?
I'm starting to look for duplexes with a realtor. We've been looking for about 4 weeks now. So far I've looked at 6 properties most of them were in bad condition or in bad neighborhoods. Out of 6 properties I looked a...
Sam Leon
Seeking advice on a pedestal sink "trim board" idea
I would appreciate some input on an old 60s bathroom. It is a rental apartment and I am reworking some plumbing behind the walls.This is a picture of the bathroom. As you can see ugly teal 4" ceramic wall tiles, whi...
Ned Carey
Getting blown out in todays tax sale
Baltimore tax sale is going on as I write this. Getting blown out. Extreme competition in our space. Typically there would be only on or two other bidders on the low end properties. Today we have 4-8 bidders even o...