I thought I'd start a thread on trading. If it garners enough interest maybe we can get an off topic trading forum going. I've learned there are not many trading sites out there nearly as fun as biggerpockets.
I bec...
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Hey friends!Long time lurker, even though I post infrequently. My wife and I own a cashflowing quad-plex in Chicago that was a 3.5% FHA loan. We are in a fairly unique position because I work fully remote in a very se...
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Hey guys I hope everyone here on BP is doing great and ready to crush this 4th quarter! We do alot of marketing here at my company, and although we do Direct Mail, I would say it could use some work. I am open to any ...
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Hello Everyone,My wife, Kristin, and I are looking to setup an LLC so that we can begin buying rental properties in the St. Louis area. Friends have suggested that we meet with a real estate attorney in order to ensur...
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Hi all,I am an active-duty Staff Sergeant (E-6) in the United States Marine Corps currently overseas and looking to start my real estate portfolio. I am single with no debts, kids or wife so I am ready to give all my ...
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Hi members,
If you are not familiar with local area cap rates, what will be a safe range for it?
Assuming it's a multifamily property (under 24 units) in a C neighborhood (not a war zone), built year is...
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I have started to run across a lot of Fannie Mae properties that have been classified as "Improved Properties". Check their website at Homepath.com to see what it is all about. I have seen the before and after on so...
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I'm considering buying timber land and I'm trying to figure out how to do calculations to determine good deals. My ideal situation is to find arbitrage opportunities where the price of the land is less then what the v...
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Thought i'd start this on a new thread in a few different forums, don't think enough people saw it when I first posted. My first tenants moved into the 2nd floor apt above me. I made every attempt to insulate them fro...
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i bought a list from listsource for absentee owners in my area. My question is how often should i run this list to get new absentee owners and how do i keep from paying for absentee owners i've already paid for?