Matthew Dovner
Potential rental deal but having trouble with #'s
Ok so I have been doing a lot of reading on rentals and I know the 50% rule is the standard rule to go by when analyzing these deals. I have a potential deal on a 2 family house for 375k but needs about 60-80k to b...
Account Closed
Thanksgiving planning is a lot like real estate investing
While preparing to orchestrate our Thanksgiving feast tomorrow, it occurred to me that in many ways (while the analogy is not perfect) this week has been much like my last year (on a much smaller scale). As per my re...
Darrin Jones
Trying to structure a unique situation
Long background: I am currently looking at getting into real estate investing doing flip to hold rentals in my area. I have a unique situation where I may be medically retired from my government job due to an on the j...
Tim Hogg
Using hard money the first time
I am new to BP and I am currently looking for my first deal in northern Utah. I am also looking into ways to get the money, so my question: Would you suggest using a hard money lender for my first deal, or only whe...
Alex Yeager
St. George Utah Realtor On The Boards
Hello bigger pockets world!
As I’m sure is not too uncommon, I left the real estate world in mid-2007. It was a painful decision that I felt forced into after our market was hand...
Annalisa Brown
Update on my SLOW journey.
Hell, all! Obviously, not many people follow my timeline because I'm not as active on BP as I should be. My last post was about a year ago when we closed on our first house.... before covid! Sight unseen from 2 states...
Ashley Keeler
Waiving Appraisal Contingency and Loans?
Investing in a really hot market has been insanely frustrating. To get ahead, our agent asked if we would be comfortable waiving the appraisal contingency, but not an inspection contingency. Knowing the pitfalls of d...
Richard Gray
Property type for Airbnb?
Hello, im in the exiting process of my fix and flip and I was interested in delving into the short term rental, mainly Airbnb. My question is what is a more preferred type of property to purchase and invest as an Airb...
Terrence Bayly
Chicago Cash Out Refinance
I recently purchased a SFH in the South Chicago suburbs 1 month ago to BRRRR. I identified a lender at the beginning of the process who said they would be able to do a cash out refinance once the project was complete ...
Morgan M.
Unresponsive HOA for investment property
Hi BP Community- Looking for advice on a property that has an HOA fee, but currently the HOA is unresponsive and not doing any exterior upkeep including the pool. The intent of the property would be to STR, including ...