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In short...YES. Here's why:THE METRO ATLANTA MARKET IS THRIVING:Atlanta home values have already risen by 4.8% in 2018 over the past year and the forecast is that prices will continue to rise by 6.6% within this year,...
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Hi Bigger Pockets!My name is Imani Moore. I am a 23 year old born & raised in Detroit, MI but currently residing in Fort Wayne, IN. I am a 2016 graduate from the University of Illinois at Chicago where I played on...
What are the positives and negatives of a 203k loan?
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Nantucket.
Purchase price: $230,000
This is our primary residence that we rent out to vacationers in the summer months. We live on a ...
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After 6 months of educating myself and searching for a deal, I have my first rental under contract. It’s a duplex, 2bd 1 bath in each unit. Price: $62,500, I’ll be putting 20% down on a 20 year mortgage. It should cas...
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Hi, everyone! Currently searching for my first rent-by-room house-hack. If you’re house-hacking in San Antonio, I’d love to know what your experience has been! In what areas have you had most success?Is the pool of po...
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Hello! Every once in a while I come across a listing like this one, where the buyers had negotiated the price of a property down by as much as 30%. In this case, a property listed for $389k sold within a month for $11...
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So I posted before about a duplex I was working on getting. I went and walked through it and everything appears just fine. It needs paint and new windows but I knew this going in. I talked to the seller today and I...
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Hey guys!I am currently in a 5 year accounting program but real estate is the career path I have chosen. I have many tools to my advantage right now and I am pretty sure within time I should know what I am doing well ...
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I figured since I've updated my profile I might has well knock out my introduction post!I moved to Chicago almost 2 years ago from Las Vegas for a job opportunity. I got interested in REI in 2002 while I was still in...