Renee R.
Rent increase on bad tenants
Since I only have two years of REI under my belt, this is more of a check in to see if I’m going down the right path here and if there’s anything else I could be doing.I have trouble tenants that I inherited and their...
Clay Manship
Diary of an FHA 203k Loan Deal
Hello BiggerPockets family!Well, it's official. After a lengthy process, I have finally put my first personal residence under contract. It is a 4-unit apartment building, which will allow me to utilize FHA 203k financ...
Logan J.
Should I buy or cont. to rent? I plan on renting out extra rooms.
Morning everyone,I am looking to buy a home in May when my lease ends. I plan on buying a single family home with a minimum of 3 beds and 2 baths. I am currently renting a 2200 sq. ft. 3/2 house for $1500 a month. Aft...
Brie Schmidt
We did it! We hit our investment goal!
Last week we hit our investment goal of $35k a month gross rental income. We bought our first investment property in August 2011 and the vast majority of our growth has happened in the past 10 months. We (my husband...
Bryce Renicker
Negative Cash Flow on Low Money Down
Hello BP community. I’m looking to get into my first ever property as a live in duplex with a 3.5% down FHA here in Chicago (McKinley Park, Bridgeport, or Pilsen) The problem I am running into is that any properties I...
Edward Damhuis
Cap rate... I don't understand you.
I know what the definition of a cap rate is but for some reason it's not sinking in. Can someone please elaborate just a tad for me?
Kennith Osborne
Buying Vacation Rentals in Gatlinburg
I am considering buying my first rental property in the Gatlinburg area.
I am hoping to get a property management company to stay hands off so I can continue working full time and hopefully be able to purchase a sec...
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Equity vs. Positive Cash Flow
With all of the media on the housing market today, it is tough for real estate investors to know what to do. If you live in one of the markets that is suffering from a sharp price correction, you might think that the ...
Lesley Resnick
Bitcoin Bubble - Crash
I know this will bring out the haters and the, "you don't understand bitcoin". With that said here goes:
Bitcoin hit $23,000 this week. What does that even mean? You and I agree that today one Bitcoin is the value...
Tiffany Roberts
I hate my rentals- should I just sell and be done with this game?
I'm looking for opinions on if I should sell my rentals. I have 5 single family homes and I hate them. They are under quasi-management (long story) and largely I don't have to babysit them, but every notice of an issu...