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Mathew Wray Buy and hold houseboats?
13 April 2014 | 35 replies

Hi all,

I'm curious if anyone has any experience buying and renting out houseboats? I know there are slip fees (if the slip isn't included in the purchase price) and I'd be shocked if there weren't some sort of HOA f...

Alex P. Negative Cashflow, Appreciation for First rental property?
22 April 2023 | 38 replies

I'm a first-time home buyer looking to purchase my first rental property. I'm wondering whether negative cashflow for appreciation is a bad move for someone starting out.
I have a strong interest in buying in Folsom,...

Jason J. Is it possible to get a "good" deal in downtown Los Angeles right now? Expert advice needed.
1 July 2016 | 29 replies

I'm definitely a newbie at real estate ownership / investing, but I'm in a situation that I hope some better experts can analyze for me. I apologize in advance for the beginner-speak :)Here's my situation:I'm trying t...

Elliott Kim First-time Chicago multifamily in contract - Close or Pass?
30 June 2017 | 34 replies

Hello BiggerPockets,After about half a year of learning and searching for my first investment property, I've finally found a property which I plan to “house-hack”. We are in contract now and the inspection period ends...

Jennifer Streamer How far to go with updates on a rental in an A Class area? New sod?
14 July 2015 | 20 replies

We've recently closed on a SFH in Royal Oak, MI that we intend to keep as a buy and hold.  The house was in pretty good shape - fresh paint and carpet, new kitchen with granite counter tops, and new windows.  I would ...

Brad Sicoli My Airbnb is at risk of being shut down by the local government
25 September 2018 | 19 replies

I was inspired by house hacking the spring of 2017 and made it my mission to live for free.  the problem was that in Denver duplexes are way too expensive to make a traditional house hack a good idea.  I had a really ...

Kyle Howard What are the benefits in buying inner city distressed properties?
14 June 2019 | 15 replies

I’m currently in the Baltimore market and looking for some of the benefits to buying in the hood. There’s a large inventory of properties and higher cap rates plus we’ve seen what happened in philly and I definitely d...

William R. Louisville West End - Portland Investment Initiative
1 April 2019 | 23 replies

Is anyone familiar with Louisville's Portland Investment Initiative led by Gill Holland?  Anyone Investing or have any thoughts?http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/blog/2013/10...http://wfpl.org/post/change-coming-l...

Steve Sun Best city/area to in buy and hold for cash flow in the U.S.
28 December 2018 | 131 replies

Hi there,Asking such a big question: I'm trying to get my first deal done, and still trying to narrow down which city/area I should be looking at.I'm a first time investor, I live in San Jose, CA, but I'm inclined to ...