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Good Morning Everyone!First of all, I’m really excited to be a part of the Bigger Pockets community especially the San Diego Community. Been living here for about 6 years including my years at UCSD. I had originally s...
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Is Bethlehem PA worth investing in? I don't see a big job market or employment versus NJ. Is the population expected to grow or are people migrating from PA to a stronger financial district or another area to retire??
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I attended a high income seminar today. The sad part was that the seminar title was Strategic Defaults! The speaker was very high powered attorney in swfl that has been doing these for a couple years. The stats came f...
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Given the choice to invest in a 30 unit apt complex or 30 sfr's, which would you choose, and why? Assuming the market is the same, etc...
I want to make sure I'm thinking about everything from sourcing the deal, fin...
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I am new to these forums and to real estate investing. I will soon get a hold of 250k of cash from selling my home. I would like to invest some of this into real estate.I am thinking of investing in a single apartment...
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I am considering trying to refi a property. The reason for this would be to buy more real estate. However I think we may be at the top of the market and I am concerned that there could be no equity in it if there is...
Last week I was having a conversation with my dad about retirement. Like most people, the majority of his retirement investments are done via his 401k. I came away from that conversation thinking, “If I was in his pos...
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So I was listening to the podcasts the other day - and I could have heard wrong - but a guest said that they always come in at 70% of the asking price and then deduct rehab costs below that number. When I run this ou...
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I have been researching many deals in the MF space but every time I run the numbers, I get Cash-on-Cash returns numbers that just doesn't make any sense. Here's one deal that I would like to get some perspective from...
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I've been searching for an RE agent to make an offer on my first investment property. I found a great agent that says he works with investors exclusively. After talking on the phone once, we meet at a 4plex I picke...