Mohit Asthana
Buying cheap commercial property out of state?
Hello! I'm a 23-year-old future investor that wants to get into real estate. I don't want to buy a single family home, but rather wish to purchase a commercial property because of more professional landlord/tenant rel...
Robert P.
Dealing with city planner's office?
Hi all. I am thinking of purchasing a SFH. The multi-units didn't work out for me like I had hoped it would. I am thinking about purchasing in a neighborhood in what is usually the worst possible area to buy...t...
Account Closed
Buying Prior to Subdivision Approval
I wanted to ask about a certain strategy I read in a book called, "Real Estate Investing From A to Z," by William H. Pivar. The book was published in 1997 and is basically just a detailed look at the many possible ...
Henry Lazerow
Rule Change: No longer allowed 5% down home possible - House Hack
Very bad news! Freddie Mac just sent out a bulletin announcing a rule change for Home Possible 5% down to now have a $67,000 income cap (chicago). Meaning if your income comes over this you can no longer do the loan. ...
Garrett Ranous
How to brrrr without a job?
Hello. I recently started working as an independent insurance agent and at the same time, i started that journey I became aware of bigger pockets and investing in RE. I have become more and more interested in investin...
Zack Rosenbaum
Columbus Real Estate Market
Hello BiggerPockets community.I have recently have my eyes opened to the opportunities of investing in real estate. I am in the process of saving for a down payment on a property and learning everything there is to kn...
Melissa Nash
Why I don't use Airdna for my short term rental research
I know, I know.... my opinion might not be popular, but hear me out. As an owner of 6 STR properties I will occasionally test it out and put in one of my addresses in Airdna, and they are never correct. Some are way ...
Cory Melick
Play it safe in the begining?
I'm not sure if this is the correct place for this question, but here it is anways.
So i'm very new to real estate. I've been gaining a silent education the last few months on BiggerPockets and other sites/books. I...
Tyler Lingle
How is the investor market in Grand Rapids, MI?
I live in Indianapolis, but I end up visiting Grand Rapids about quarterly because I have a ton of younger aged friends in the city. I find it to be a super popular area for Millennials and Gen-Z'ers. I think it's goi...
Dustin Turin
How to Handle Tenant Request to Add Roommate
I have a tenant in a 2bd apartment with whom I recently signed a new lease. She was previously living there with a roommate and they were both on the lease, and I allowed the old roommate to move out and wrote a new l...