Tom Burke
New Rental Calculation
Regarding a two-unit I'm looking to buy, hold and rent: What am I missing in my calculations? Also, do my estimates seem to be appropriate?Data: A potential offer: $95,000 -- Closing cost: $3,000 -- Initial Renov...
Zane M.
House Hacking without actually living there
Hello, I am 20 years old and trying to start with real estate. I want to house-hack a duplex but I am not ready to actually move out of my parent's house because of sick family members. I am looking to achieve a low d...
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Expat Investing from Abroad
Hello All,I am a US expat living abroad (and plan on staying abroad) and I am fairly new to BiggerPockets. I only recently became involved with real estate after taking a fascinating course on personal finance. I have...
Andrew Deaton
How do I approach a warm lead?
To start out, I’m new at real estate investing and I just got my real estate license. I’m looking for my first flip. I’ve got a warm lead on a house in a sought after neighborhood in my area. It’s a small 2/1, 810 sq...
Jared Vidales
Newbie from Maricopa County, Arizona
Hi BP Community!My names Jared Vidales, 25 years old, currently living in Scottsdale Arizona. Im a Project Engineer for large commercial HVAC equipment for Johnson Controls. Currently, I have no background in RE. I've...
Andy S.
Insurance for Apartments in California
My insurance for a 15 unit apartment that I own in California went up from $3500/year to 10k to 12k/year.Are you guys seeing a big increase in California?Would love to connect with any insurance broker who deals with ...
Jessica Clute
Newbie from Buffalo Grove, IL
Hi BP -- Happy to have found such a great site with experienced professionals! My fiancée and I are life insurance agents ready to get into real estate in the Chicagoland area. We have been searching for our first fi...
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Syndication and value of property management
Based on my research as well as conversations with experienced syndicators, property management is one of the most important aspects of a successful syndication. As someone new to syndication, it would seem to make s...
Tay Huang
Large Multifam Dev in Hot Vancouver BC Suburb
My friends and I are considering a large mult-family project that would involve significant financing. We don’t have experience wth projects this size. We want to ensure we’re considering potential pitfalls and optimi...
Jesse Fernandez
Leveraging the short term tax loophole for cost segregation qualification
I am looking to take advantage of cost seg for a 2 unit MF property - which has tenants for long term rental (let's call this property A)I know that in order to take advantage of cost segregation, there are no speci...