Kishen Raghunath
Living in a property short-term to rent long term
Hello BP community —My wife and I currently live in Houston, but need to move to Lake Charles, LA for a short term (9 months - 1 year) job. We're contemplating buying a home in Lake Charles to live in for the time we ...
Matthew Wright
Calculating Insurance Cost
Whats the best way to calculate approx. cost of insurance for larger multifamily property when running numbers on a deal?
Michael S.
Best Tax Friendly States for Real Estate Investors?
I am a real estate investor (and a retired teacher.) Any suggestions from other investors for the best places to LIVE (in the U. S.) that are better from a tax standpoint? [I currently live in Florida, but am consider...
Brandon Turner
What will the hurricane do to Houston RE?
Hey everyone,I don't wanna be inconsiderate in the wake of this horrible hurricane but I have a legitimate question.My sister is moving to Houston in a month and currently house hunting. Should I tell her to wait? Or ...
Allen Wu
Hurricane Ian slated to hit Cape Coral
All - First time property owner in Cape Coral. Saw the news just now and looks like Ian is slated to hit Cape Coral directly. What typically happens if the eye of storm hits Cape Coral head on? I have property and flo...
Brett Erickson
Kissimmee FL STR insight
I’m looking at purchasing a STR in Kissimmee FL. I’ve been viewing a lot of properties and getting it narrowed down to 2-3 properties. One is a townhome in more of a resort style HOA community with a lazy river and ...
Aprelle Hawkins
New to Real Estate Investing
I currently work in banking and have been interested in real estate investing for some time. I have read and watched every podcast, youtube video, or book I could get me hands on. I am eager to go out and make my firs...
Mark Smith
What to do? Need some advice
Hi guys. I'm posting this for my aunt and uncle. They have a home in Miami. Valuation is 700k. They have a first mortgage with a current balance of 150k. They want to move further north so they're planning to sell...
Luis Valdovinos
Buying a house in Puerto Rico and renting it out.
Good day to everyone. First post on here and hopefully I receive a handful of comments. My plan is to purchase a 100k house in PR. I plan on doing a few repairs totaling 10k. I want to rent it out. It’s a family home ...
Michael Huang
Need some advise on area to buy for appreciation
Hi everyone, I am new to Biggerpockets.com. Just finished reading "the book on rental property investing" a month ago and it is now hooked on real estate investing. I have a mortgage now that I am paying 1k/month incl...