Terry Lao
HOA fee increase approved by Board and rejected by owners
I am on HOA Board that has recently proposed to raise monthly HOA fee from $695 to $1411. The raise was due to mismanagement by management company, late bills, and legitmate expenses. The increase will make current ow...
Danielle Yellam
Best advice for first time home owner
Hello BP! My name is Danielle, I am 33 and looking to buy my first house. I am a flight attendant living in Seattle, Wa and want to start investing in real estate. My goal by the time I am retired is to have rental pr...
Sarah Becker
Out of state - Ocean Shores, Gray Harbor County, Washington market Information
I am curious if any other Bigger pocket members have explored this are and can comment as to the market conditions and recommend any professionals (contractors, agents, inspectors, handymen, property managers, attorne...
Chad Maxwell
Coventional Financing without Junk Fees
I am looking to purchase a couple home in Texas over the next 60 days. Both I expect to purchase under ARV. BRRRR one of them and live in the other. Can anyone offer some advice on what banks have no junk fees and ...
David Zheng
Most Guilty Pleasure you've Bought with Real Estate Profits
Just for fun but I know many of us have made it pretty big in real estate whether its a huge flip, cashout refinance, or built up rental profits. but I want to see what our biggest most extravagant guilty pleasure pur...
David Shapiro
Do you replace 13 year HVAC system with R22 refrigerant?
Hi All, I have a 13 year old rental property in Austin that needs 4 lbs. of R22 refrigerant. I'm being told by the HVAC contractor that because of the phase-out R22 is $125/lb. If I'd like to find the leak that will c...
Kevin Huang
Fresh out of college and looking to purchase first property!
Hi all! New to Bigger Pockets (discovered through listening to the podcast) and am excited to join the community.Some background on myself - I recently graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign wi...
George P.
my commercial agent: "over 8% CAP does not exist"
i have been working with an agent that has been working on commercial RE only for the past 10 yrs. he is an older guy, around 76. we looked at a few properties together and when i told him what i was looking for "arou...
Josh Sisley
Start Real Estate Full Time and Quit My Job?
I wanted to reach out to everyone in this forum for some advice. A little background on me is that I am a self taught software programmer and have been doing it for over 4 years. However, over the past year I've reali...
Danielle Hake
100 amps to 200 amps electrical upgrade for 1000 sq ft unit?
Hello! My property manager is telling me I need to upgrade the electrical panel on one of my units from 100 to 200 amps - the cost will be around $4k. For reference, the unit is a 2/1 and around 1000 sq ft. It is half...