Hi Everyone, I am a aspiring investor -mostly interested in rental properties. I am hoping to make my first purchase in about 6 months using an FHA loan on a multifamily property. However, I recently moved to the Bay...
I've been looking at investment properties casually for about 4 years, and seriously for about 10 months. Boy, do I wish I'd had my ducks in a row for some of the deals I saw before I knew enough to know what a good d...
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I'm a 24-year-old newbie in investing but extremely serious and dedicated to making real estate investment my career. I've had the opportunity to work for/with a number of very seasoned and successful investor...
We are just about to complete our first spec home - a $650k single family ranch style home with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. I always wanted to build new and despite my almost ten years of remodeling experience there wer...
After months of creeping on Biggerpockets.com and listening to countless podcasts during my morning runs (Great idea for those that run), I've negotiated a deal and now have my first property under contract. 3 Bedroom...
First allow me to introduce myself. I had been researching rehabbing for a number of years now and when I cam across BP started listening to all of their podcast because I spend a lot of time on the road. I finally...
I have the opportunity to purchase some great property that will need new flooring, a new tub, new cabinets, paint, etc.My question you experts is how much of this do you generally do on your own and how much do you s...
I will be rehabbing my investment property (property manager will oversee) and am wondering if contractors expect some upfront payment (e.g carpet layer to buy carpet, cabinet maker for kitchens). I currently have a s...
First a little bit of background on the house: it is a 3 bed 1.5 bath cape cod, in an older neighborhood of a class A suburb outside of Milwaukee. It was listed on the MLS, had been bank owned for about 5 years and wa...
I usually try to pay half up front and upon completion, I'll pay the remaining 50%. What methods of paying contractors do the rest of you use?