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I'm a new real estate investor (rental properties) and am thinking about getting my real estate license, partly for MLS access and commission savings on future investments, but also because I want to test the waters t...
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I am planning to start buying apartment complexes out of state and am interested in learning best practices in how to optimize financial performance out of state? Even if you don't have a refined process to share but ...
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Good morning fellow investors, I am about to break ground on my first development project which entails adding 7 units on a lot that already has 2 units on it. Although, I completed several gut renovations including g...
We are completing a 1031 exchange. First property in CA, 2nd in Houston, TX. Some friends say they have completed 1031 exchanges on their own and all you need is 'keep a paper trail of transactions'.However, given t...
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Alright, my first real post in BP. I have a potential deal in Spring Valley, Ca, 91977. I'm not really familiar with the area. So if anyone has any experience with SFR's in Spring Valley and renting them out I'd love ...
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I've designed a new build apartment project with plans to do HUD 221D4 financing. I'm curious to see if another developer / investor has experienced the different sides of working through a deal with HUD vs Conventio...
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I am working with a great architect on my first new development project (who I found on Bigger Pockets). We met with the city twice for 'preliminary plan check' and are now going through the formal plan check process....
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In 2019, 55% of military families living in on-base housing reported a negative view, according to a study conducted by a Non-Profit (see link here), while only 16% gave positive marks, with the rest remaining neutral...
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I got into real estate investing to escape the 9 to 5 paycheck route. Now that I have enough "passive" income through single family, mulitfamily, short term rentals, a few notes, etc....I'm looking at the next step t...
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Hi.
I will be selling a rental in Pennsylvania and are considering a 1031 target property in north Carolina where I live.
Does anyone know what profession acts as a QI in Pennsylvania? Can it be the closing attorney...