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Greetings Bigger Pockets community,My name is Perry Vincent Thomason. Friends and acquainted address me as Vincent or Vince. I live in Lexington, Kentucky. I graduate a month from now with a Bachelor's in Psychology f...
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I know this might spark debate, but what do you feel is the best books to read for beginners? I'm talking for someone who knows nothing about real estate? I find myself craving for more knowledge and am looking for so...
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I am living in an owner occupied (OO) apartment financed from a hard money lender (HML) and my only debt in the bank system is the lease of my car.
Can I get a mortgage for a 2nd apartment with my salary and then ref...
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Wouldn’t it be more profitable if for each apartment unit in an apartment building I rent them out by rooms rather than units. If so why doesn’t everyone do this.For example let’s say I had a 4 bedroom unit in an apar...
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Hello BP!
I do all the property managing (besides accounting) for two low income apartment complexes.
One is a 24 unit and the other is a 45 unit. Average rent between the two apartments is $540 per month. I get pa...
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For those of you who own large multifamily properties, how do you manage them?Do you hire your own manager? Do you use a 3rd party company? Do you let the manager live in 1 of the units?What types of maintenance does ...
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Hi All,I'm looking to brainstorm with the BP community on something I experienced this past year on the real estate brokerage side of my real estate obsession. The situation: I represented a client who was selling a h...
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I build elevators in NY/NJ and while NYC is busy with all the high rises going up in Hudson yards, NJ is also very busy with apartment complexes. Anywhere from 2 stories up to 50. All over the state they are popping u...
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In my area, there's numerous apartment buildings for sale, but when I go look at them, they are in a community. So if the seller has ten of the exact same apartments, they are selling this one apartment in that commun...
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Hey all, first time post here!! So I own a building and I am in the process of obtaining a use variance with the town to add a level with apartments. One of our hardships is parking. The township requires 1.8 spaces p...