Lisa Davis
Renter investing in rental properties
Hello,I'm a newbie and I need some guidance on my rental property investing. I rent a townhome that I love. I'm wanting to know if being a renter will be a negative when I apply to get financing for my first rental p...
Pedro Oliva
Having difficult time finding comps.. Am I doing this right?
So ive been doing trying to find comps for homes that Ive been randomly selecting or see that are fsbo, in order to practice how I would go about finding deals. I get the address and then use the apps, zillow, realtor...
Christopher Abernathy
OK, who are my CA zoning specialist ? Value add Questions here...
so i am interested in buying a 1-4 unit property in so cal and or surrounding. credit is great now but id like a "sleeper" or "value add" play. I'm mostly curious on what the simple "back of the napkin" formula to be ...
AJ Wong
Why the new NAR settlement means investors actually need a stronger buyer broker
What a week! Big news in the real estate game. Lots of big changes and challenges to be navigated but I'll keep this short and sweet to focus on the real world effects of the NAR Commission Lawsuit Settlement for inve...
Emily Gilson
Can landlords charge for carpet cleaning?
We currently only have one rental property. When we first bought it we had the lease written up by a lawyer and it included that the tenant had to professionally clean the carpets when they moved out. We are now getti...
Konstance C.
Ask for repairs made to a HUD home
Hi. I recently put an offer accepted on a duplex. It's a HUD home from Fannie Mae and I offered well over asking price. I am funding the deal through a 203k loan. But that was for minor repairs, new floors, upgrading ...
PG Henderford
Estimate values post-HCAD craziness this year? ISO crystal ball!
I'm a relatively new, small-time investor (a duplex "here", vacant acreage "there") who has lurked and learned here forever without posting...until now. Target "niche" is small multifamily properties in very particul...
Bobby Cooksey
New to Real Estate Investing and BP
Hi Everyone! I'm Bobby Cooksey posting from Honolulu, Hawaii. I'm new to the Real Estate world. I've been around it by working in the lending industry for 8 years as a loan processor. Also worked in Escrow and Tit...
Shashy B.
buying with an undermarket tenant in place - advice sought
Hi all,I have an offer out for a 2-unit property that comes w/ a tenant who is paying 1/3 of market rent. The sale is contingent upon keeping the tenant who is related to the owner. She appears to be in her 80s and di...
Scott Trench
Should Early Retirees Take Advantage of Gov't Benefits?
So I've got a controversial topic to throw out to the BP community. On many recent posts I've seen online, I see members of the Financial Independence Community (no BiggerPockets members that I've seen thus far) talk ...