Hello all, I am a longtime reader and fairly new to action in the DFW market. I was recently downsized out of my job while in the midst of looking for a deal in the DFW market. I am looking to build a portfolio of sin...

Hello everyone!I am both new to BP and to REI. I have been doing a lot of research and have just started the process of getting approved for my first home loan. I am looking to start with doing small multi-family buy ...

I've been running numbers on rental properties in the Harrisburg area in preparation for buying my first property next year.  I am curious to know what folks in the area are using for maintenance and capex numbers.  I...

Hey Guys!I've got a lot of marketing techniques that have worked for SFR's, but marketing my 12 unit apartments for sale is going to be different, I know. I'm not targeting the average home buyer, I'm targeting number...

Hi!  New to BiggerPockets, I look forward to helping members with the tax aspects of anything related to their activities as a Realtor, Appraiser, Lender, Real Estate Investor, or Other Real Estate Professional.I have...

I’m currently considering buying a property from Auction.com. It is a vacant 3 bedroom 2 bath townhouse that looks to be in fairly good shape (I peeked in a couple windows.) The bidding starts at $17k and it seems lik...

I recently had a 5-plex under contract for $450k it’s a in a C class neighborhood in Tucson Arizona, cash flow about $3275 per month. Rent can be increased a little to $3700 per month. I’m putting 25% down for this pr...

Good evening All,
I'm trying to figure out if it's more beneficial to pay off debt to change the debt to income ratio, or use that cash for a down payment.
Currently I have $4,000 left on my vehicle loan. Would I be...

Hello BP!Today I was curious about paying contractors. I have a contractor that is doing some financial analysis work for us right now and since we will be paying him every 2 weeks, I wanted to know what you thought t...

Hello All,After spinning my heels for months and looking at different roads, I am at a point where I could use a little guidance in the real estate investment world. Here is my situation:I live and work in the bay are...