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BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT:
-I have the opportunity to take a 40k loan @ a 0.75% rate (payments would start in 2014). Should I take it and pursue my real estate dreams?
-If not, how should I get started?
-If so, where do ...
On 7/11/17 we had over 10 inches of rain in less than a 24 hour period. Needless to say our rental basement was flooded with the water line coming up about a 1' above the main level floor. 7/14/17 - Police finally all...
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Hello all,I am getting ready to purchase 3 lots in a subdivision cul de sac. The subdivision was built in I believe 2006 however, I am a little nervous as to why the builder did not build on those lots. There were t...
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Bought my house in upstate New York this year. The tenants in the other unit were served an eviction notice just days before Covid hitting. The marshals were supposed to arrive but their office closed right after th...
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Hi Everyone,Last night I went to a real estate invest presentation.I responded to an ad on Craig’s list and was invited to a presentation. The presenter was really entertaining, he went over the company (Renatus), off...
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Good morning everyone (it is morning for me and most likely this post will appear when it will be morning for you)... Yes I am from a far-far-away land called MADAGASCAR (and no, there are no penguins, lions, giraffes...
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My husband and I are considering selling our current business and reinvesting full time into house flipping (eventually then building our own real estate portfolio, as well). We would like to have more input from more...
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Michael Rogers of Chandler Properties provided the following Excel Worksheet for BiggerPockets to share with all of our members.
REI Property Analyzer
We hope you all find it comes in handy.
NOTE: If anyone else h...
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TL;DR: We are good at long term rentals, but we want a beach house. Is that a bad idea?Background: My husband and I own a few (mostly local) long-term rentals that all have a positive cash flow. While I'm not finding ...
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Hi BiggerPockets,
I am looking to buy a duplex for $198K plus minimal closing costs. Income is $750 per unit or $1,500 per month. I wanted to get a loan with 25 % down payment. I have already put in a bid for the ...