Shane W.
Investors helping other investors
I have to say I'm very encouraged by the mentality of investors helping other investors. It's quite refreshing and I totally understand the benefits that existing investors get from bringing on new investors into thei...
Jonathan Klemm
Chicago area flip, cash or finance?
Hey BP,My names Jonathan I am new to the bigger pockets community. I am nearing what should be my first successful flip (in Louisville, KY) and am looking for advice on how to move forward. I believe I have the perf...
Devon Preyer
Is private lending a good idea in my case?
Hello Everyone,My wife and I recently finished our first live in flip and, thanks to covid, where able to walk away with a little over 100k in profit. We relocated back to the bay area with family and decided to both ...
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stuck on my plan....
I'm trying to write a plan of where I want to be in the next 5 yrs and how i'm going to get there. Problem is, I'm realizing writing a plan is not as easy as it sounds. I have an idea of where I would like to be but c...
Aaron McCarty
Cap rate, pro forma cap rate, cash on cash ROI?
Though I’m not new to investing, I am new to formally analyzing deals. And...I don’t know what to look at anymore. When I run analyses, I don’t understand which figure to focus on to see if the investment is a good de...
Ryan McGlasson
Strategies for finding and narrowing down cities for investing
Hello everyone! I had a question I wanted to ask the general biggerpockets community because I felt it could not only benefit my self to know but others. When you are getting started in real estate investing or even i...
Craig E.
Real Estate Brokerage ideas
I'm considering opening a RE brokerage. I've notice that discount brokerages despite doing the same thing as full cost brokerages and for less money are not taking over the industry like Uber, ABB, Turo. If paying l...
Naresh Hanchate
Selling my investment home to LLC which is owned by my IRA
Hello Tax experts,I am california resident and I own one investment property in southern california which is cash positive with good equity. To be precise, i had purchased this property for $405K in 2014 and now marke...
Marco Paglialunga
Looking for my first deal here in the USA...any suggestion?
Hello everyone!I'm new here in the BP community and I already love it! I moved from Italy (where I already invested in real estate) a couple of years ago and I'd love to start investing here in the USA.The area where ...
John Menton
House flip - In ground pool repair costs?
Looked at a house today for a possible flip. Has an old in ground pool in need of a LOT of TLC. I'm not sure how to estimate the cost of fixing this up.
Has anyone done a flip with an in ground pool needing repairs...