Brian Bakerman
Why doesn't every investment property in California have an ADU?
Adding an ADU to a property has become super easy in CA, yet it seems that the adoption rate of adding units isn't quite where it could be.
This is most surprising amongst investment property owners. Why is that? The...
David Chen
House hacking scenario in west Denver neighborhood
First time homebuyer and new to the real estate investing world. Thanks for all your advice in advance!
I am a newly graduated dentist looking to house hack in the area just west of Denver proper. I am currently look...
Dale K Poyser
Added second bathroom without a permit, am I screwed?
Hey BP community,My gf bought a condo 3 years ago. The condo is 900 sqft 1bd 1 bath with a loft. We added a full bathroom to the loft area so now the condo is 1bd 2bath with a loft. The next step is to enclose the lof...
Thomas Mc
Help establish a newbie's strategy out of the gate? (100k to start with)
Hello all,
This is my first post on biggerpockets, nice to (e)meet you all! I'm excited to have finally found an online forum with such a vast collective knowledge. The purpose of this post is to gather as many...
Jack B.
Recession affect on real estate prices
When you look at this chart, you see that overall there is often a mild impact on real estate prices but not always. Sometimes the prices remain unaffected and sometimes like with the 2008 crash, they can be significa...
Erik Lindquist
Over priced market
I am living in a market (Marin county cali) where everything is going for well over asking, some of them 200k over! I am a newbie and it does not make sense to even start here when everything is over priced. There are...
RJ Jackson
Rental that doesn't meet the 1% rule
Thoughts about purchasing a brand new home that doesn't meet the 1% rule.
It's near a new elementary in a growing area outside of Austin. 205k, 3/2, rent is about 1500 in the area. It will be my first rental which is...
Bill Mitchell
How fast can you setup an LLC?
I have been wholesaling up until now using my name on the purchase and sale contracts. But I have been closing them regularly enough that I think its time to consider setting up an LLC.
Typically how long doe...
Diana Teng
Should I Buy My First Rental Property Out-of-State If I'm Unable to Scout the Area?
Hi all,
I think my question above is pretty direct.
I'm interested to buy my first rental property, and after doing a brief search I see that there are quite a number of places out-of-state (I live in NY state) tha...
Matt Rothwell
Lending Club?
I was looking at financing options, and I found the the "lending club" after a quick google. It sounds like a peer to peer loan service? Has anyone used it, either to lend money or borrow money? How does it work? Res...