Joey Nakayama
Chicago vacancies with winter coming -- help!
Hi BP community, any tips for filling vacancies in a market that slows down in winter? I recently wrapped up a renovation on one unit and have another with tenants leaving at the end of December. I have ads up for bot...
Jon Klaus
Is a retirement home a good real estate investing strategy?
In terms of a boomer buying a 2nd home for retirement before they are retired.
I expect Jon Holdman would say it's a doodad. And I too, have thought this was more of a lifestyle choice than a good investment, but n...
Jose Castillo
Favorite List Type and Why?
1. Hey BP, if you had to chose one and only one list to market to for motivated sellers for the rest of your lives, which list would you choose to stick with??
2. Why?
Robert Hernandez
Thinking about DIY painting, advice?
Hello,I recently purchased a quadplex and one unit is vacant. My PM recomend to repaint the unit. I got quote at around $3/sqft which is average. The unit is 1150 sqft 2bed/1.5 bath, ceiling about 7.5 ft, two stories....
Wesley Copeland
Newbie trying to learn the about investing in Houston TX
My name is Wesley. I’m a local here in Houston TX born and raised. At the moment I am a class A CDL drive that hauls construction equipment to commercial and residential job sites. Doing this job for the past 5 years ...
Devin Otway
First Deal - Black Mold in Basement?
Hello BPers!I am currently under contract for my first deal - a 1940s triplex in a C area. I am an out of state investor so have some limitations in terms of being able to really see the property. I did, however, hire...
Carlos C.
FHA Multifamily - Tenant Occupied
Anyone in NJ used an FHA to househack a multifamily home? Plan is to buy a multifamily unit and live in one unit and rent out the rest. However, the property we are looking at has tenants in the other units and we hav...
Aaron Bard
My first deal...excited and thankful! (late Thanksgiving post)
Happy Late Thanksgiving everybody!I've got some exciting updates on finding my first deal and the progress so far.I'll post with some more precise information after closing (this week!) but for now, here's a rundown o...
Michael Bronson
Financing question for Massachusetts Multi-Family Investors
Hi everyone,I'm new to real estate investing and my local market is Boston, MA (don't even get me started on prices here).I plan on living in the house and using a residential mortgage. For cash flow purposes, I would...
Austin V Nguyen
Real estate investing while in college?
Hello I am 21 years old and am about to turn 22 in November. I will be transferring from a community college to the University of Houston later in the spring and have about $7,000 saved up and hope to have $10,000 or ...