Arron Robertson
A good time to refinance?
Hello everyone,My wife and I are looking to buy our first rental property in the next 6 months. We are looking to house hack by getting an FHA loan on a duplex. Right now we are living in a condo that we owe $77k on a...
Mike Oliveira
new investor in canada
Hello everyone, my name is Mike and I am 23 years old. I've been reading on bigger pockets for about 8 months now. I have always had an interest in real estate and now I believe I am ready to start investing. I am wo...
Veronica Paez
1st Deal Alert !!!!
I have a 4-plex that needs work and is in a hot upcoming inner city area. Is there a template that can help me get the buyers the info without involving the seller so i don't loose my $$ part on the deal. It needs wo...
Maran Banta
Scope of work for laying new tile floor?
My Contractor just told me "No, sealing the grout isn't something we do,unless you ask us to and then it's an extra charge."Seriously?When they lay a new tile floor sealing the grout isn'tpart of the scope of work?Sou...
John Hickey
Brooklyn Multi family rent control question.
Found an interesting deal in Bushwick.
Need to do some digging to see if it's a deal. 8 family 1.7m. Building has been under 7A management for years. rent roll is 6k per month. I know the taxes are 8k. No cash ...
Ryan Marble
HELOC to buy STR's?
Is it a bad idea to use a HELOC to pay the down payment for my first short term rental investment? And how do I factor that in the Cash on Cash return when analyzing properties? I'm still trying to learn all I can as ...
Kevin T.
Looking for next step! 150k to reinvest. 1031 Exchange.
Hi All, I have a property that I am planning to do a 1031 exchange with and it looks like I will have about $150k to reinvest. How would you reinvest the proceeds? My current thinking: In the area I live in you can ge...
John Bentley
Newbie from L.A.
Hello,I'm a newbie from Los Angeles. I'm so happy I found this site. Only recently I began reading up on real estate investing. I'm here to learn and hopefully form partnerships. My main problem is getting started. I'...
Kevin Branin
Kevin from Philadelphia! Every new Tenant gets FREE Cheesesteak
A big Philly "YO!" to everyone in the BP Community. I am new to real estate investment. I am currently writing my mission state, business plan, goals, strategy, etc. My plan for my first property is to use leverage...
George P.
Buyer's closing cost not disclosed to the seller (seller subsidy)
Is there a law that specifically prohibits the closing company not to disclose the buyer's itemized closing costs ? We are contributing a rather large sum to the buyer's closing (10k), and would naturally want to see ...