I live in Shreveport LA and it's been on a steady 10 year decline in new construction and labor, here's the graphs for different industries:https://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.la_shreveport_msa.htmI'm deciding on whether to i...

Hi all - Throughout my real estate investing career (~1 month) I've sent out approximately 400 yellow letters and and have done a ton of craigslist advertising. Thus far, however (keep in mind that I've just recently ...

My wife and I are finished fixing up our first flip.  We calculated our repair cost and there was about $19,000 worth of work done by contractors. We spent another $8,000 on materials for DIY such as flooring, paint, ...

Hello BP Team! I’m a newly REI looking for all the criticism I can get! Please help me change my mind about this. I have been reading/watching a lot of content on the BRRRR method. I’ve recently bought the BRRRR book ...

I received a deal from a wholesaler on BiggerPockets (I gave a reference to the wholesaler). This is a single family home located in Wilmington, NC. The deal was $80K for a 2 bed / 2 bath 1140 sqft property. It has re...

Hello Everyone,I owned 3 single family homes,I used to rent 2 of them and decided to sell all of them to have money to go into flipping,the reason I decided to do this and quoting rentals is that I am OVER (maybe not....

Hey hey! I’m fairly new to BP - been listening to lots of podcasts for like 4 months now and read a couple of BP books. I’m about to be back in Gainesville, FL for my final semester of graduate school. Any BP folks in...

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I'm a new member to Bigger Pockets. I live in NYC but am looking to buy homes around 50k for rental income. What parts of the country are great to invest in outside of NYC? How do I find out if the properties wou...

I am in the process of purchasing my first buy and hold investment property.  I have used the BiggerPockets analysis tools, which are helpful, but I'm confused on how to calculate true cost of owning a property.  I do...

I own two short term rental properties out of state that do very well. I am interested in adding something a little closer to Raleigh (where I live) and have it be a long term rental. Chatham Park is very intriguing...