Senai Gebrekristos
First Time Home Buyer using Living Trust to Qualify for FHA Loan
Hope someone can help give me some clarity on this! I'm a first time home buyer looking to buy a duplex in expensive LA county. I'm going through FHA and I have heard that you can use your living trust as proof of inc...
Jason Merchey
Flooring Choices
I have a rental in the not-so-great part of North Charleston, SC. It has had VCT on the floor for about 8 years, and it's fairly light colored. It hasn't been sealed and polished well. I think it's toast. A tenant is...
Michael Williams
Do Midweast Low Cost Good Rent Houses Defy Many Rules
I am curious about this approach. I am still considered new to the investing game. I moved to Atlanta from Memphis TN about 5 years ago. I started out strong with real estate in Atlanta 4 years ago and did it for abou...
Charles H.
Biggerpockets calculator for 5+ units (commercial)
Hello all,Couple questions when analyzing 5+ units deal...- Capex: no matter how many deal analysis I perform with the BP rental calculator for 5-30 units, I usually end up far from the asking price. I noticed that th...
Devin Mann
prospecting leads as an agent
Many people here at the office like to cold call people to get their listing leads. When is it a good time to do it? Most people are working mon-fri from 9-5, so should i not cold call during those hours? what other ...
Ryan White
Purchasing multifamily without submeters
I've read in some forum discussions the downfall of multifamily real estate that lacks utility submeters. Obviously it eats away at profits if the landlord is paying for certain utilities. I don't understand why a f...
Ryan Copeland
1st Investment Property | Deal or No Deal?? | BRRRR
Hello BP Community,I've found an off-market deal for my 1st investment property. I need your help analyzing this deal. I will be looking to BRRRR. (SFH, 3BR, 2BA, 1541 sq ft)I've done a walkthrough of the property an...
Nicole Oka
Expensive Markets Resources (books, podcasts, etc)
Hi all,
I’m looking for any resources I can find around investing in expensive markets. I live in the SF Bay Area and the rules seem to be different here than in most of the country. In order to be cash flow even (wh...
Nathan Nunley
"When" to Renovate my own house
Hi BP Forum, My wife and I want to renovate our kitchen in a few years and I'm trying to plan how to pay for it. I think the easiest plan would be to take out a Home Equity Loan but then I'm going back into debt and ...
Ken P.
View from eviction court
Kevin Williamson usually writes about politics, but wrote this article recently after spending time in court evicting a non-paying tenant. I enjoyed his observations and musings on the lives and situations of some of ...