Jeri Clark
BRRRR
Hello everyone!My husband is a non-believer in the BRRRR method and in leveraging in general. He says that this won't work in the areas we invest in which are the 32218 and 32226 zip codes in Jacksonville, FL.So I'm ...
Laura Wherry
Newbie from Inglewood California
Hi, I’m Laura a newbie to Real Estate investing currently living in Inglewood CA (near LAX) Born and raised on the west side of town (lol) i.e. the beach cities, Santa Monica, Venice and Culver City. I currently work ...
Sean MacDonald
Fix and Flip vs. Rental Properties.Which Investment Strategy Delivers Better Returns?
Hey BP community!
I’ve been working with a lot of investors who are split between going the fix-and-flip route or holding properties for rental income. Each strategy seems to have its pros and cons, and I’m curious w...
Greg P.
Buying Owner Occupant HUD homes as a Investor/Flipper
Hello, I came across something concerning. I've done some research and noticed a rehabber buying homes on HUD as a owner occupant but then a couple months later, flipping it to a end buyer. I'm not a tattle tale, bu...
Jonathan Cevallos
Utilizing my 401k with an old employer
I have a 401k plan with an employer I no longer work for in 3 years. I want to use the funds for my second deal, but I don't want to pay the early withdraw fees, etc. What are my options?I know I can't take a loan out...
Account Closed
Tapping in to my parents home equity ???
My parents have had their house paid off for over 15+ years already. The house is worth about $250k. Is it a good idea to finance the house to tap into the equity? (using the money to invest in more real estate).My co...
Shannon Sadik
What is a good cap rate for apartments? Are they really better than SF and small Multis?
I am fairly new to investing, but want to grow aggressively and have been considering taking cash I have and investing in an apartment building (currently looking at 6-10 units). I've done a lot of digging on the site...
Jason Pedersen
Considerations for Rentals with Large Yards
I am new to real estate as an investor, though my wife and I are on our second home now (fortunately made a few bucks on our first purchase thanks to LA appreciation) and I have always been interested in investing in ...
Bryan Hancock
BP Approved Vendor Discussion
So I was reading through Josh's post here:
http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/1/blog_posts/4157-don-t-fall-for-the-scam-be-cautious-
about being cautious about who you do business on via the site and there is commen...
Garfield Thompson
$5000 to invest what would you do?
If you only have $5,000 to invest into real estate. What would you do being a newbie?