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Only from experience of walking around quiet suburbs and touring properties did I finally realize that house hacking in SF Bay Area is not for me. This month, I've toured a number of condos & single family houses ...
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Parents have their personal mobile home parked in their rental unit. I’m trying to convince them to Short term rent it to bring in some more income since it is just sitting there. Question, how is the SA market for...
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My business partner and I bought a property in April 2021 that has 6 duplex’s / 12 units. We have converted 4 units to ABB this far with the first unit online in October 2021 and the 5th to be online by September 1....
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Hello All!My wife and I are in the process of closing on a 4 bed/3 bath, 2700 sq ft home with a walk out basement in Greensboro, NC. While we hope to grow into all this space one day, currently our small family of 3 h...
I was wondering what will be a cost of building an apartment quality 1000 sq ft. ADU unit (2 bed/2 bath/ 2 story) in the san francisco bay area. any inputs will be appreciated. I am looking for a quote for constructio...
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My wife and I currently live in Hawaii. I am a college prof and she is a substitute teacher. We have spent the last two summers in Colorado to be closer to her family (May 7th - August 15th). The last two summers we l...
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I’ve been discussing with my dad the idea of converting our cabin in Ruidoso, NM, into an Airbnb. It seems like a great opportunity—it’s located in a charming, small community surrounded by the national forest, just m...
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Today we got a little house under contract and it will be our first short term rental. Over the last few months, I have read countless posts on BiggerPockets about how short term rentals have been struggling with canc...
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What would be the better option when purchasing a first home, cashing out early your 401K, using that money as a lump sump down payment and facing the tax penalties, or making a smaller down payment and facing highe...
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I am a new member and we finally closed on my first multi family investment last week. It is 68 units in Orange Texas. It flooded for the first time during hurricane Harvey. So it will need a complete interior rehab...