Tyler D.
Best strategy for a long-term Bay Area investment?
Hey BP,I'm considering buying a property to first owner-occupy, and later rent out in the Bay Area. I'm looking to accomplish a few things:1) Take full advantage of Prop 13, by buying a fixer at a low price and lockin...
Stephen Rinaldi
The cost of not buying.. the cost no one wants to admit
As an owner of a mortgage broker shop I hear it all... Im just going to wait until rates go down or prices are going to drop soon.. People dont get it, we have inventory shortage. There may be some events that may ...
Dustin Sanders
STR Bookings Slow & Daily Rates Low?
Is anyone else experiencing slow bookings? I am in 3 different vacation heavy markets and my April & May calendars are at about 25% occupancy.
Matthew Irish-Jones
My Top Five Reasons New Investors Lose Money
As an investor, property manager, and Realtor focused on selling investment properties I have seen most new investors make the same mistakes. Many times they come to us for help on the property management side and we...
Bryce Y.
Dallas 4-plex analysis
Hey guys,
I am looking at buying my first investment property. Here are the numbers:
Asking 160k, but I plan to offer much less
Units are 2/1’s, rent for $595 each
Built 1984
Tenants pay utilities
Income: $595 x 4...
Sarah T.
5% cap rates for apts in Dallas area. How to find better returns?
Hi fellow Bigger Pockets investors!It's nice to meet you all. I'm a newbie to the forum but not a newbie to investing - I've owned / own a few properties (single family, duplex, etc.). I've been trying to buy my fir...
Toby Johnston
Where should I reinvest?
I'm in contract to sell a rental property in San Jose, CA and trying to decide what to do with the proceeds. Given that the numbers don't really work where I live, I'm willing to invest out of state. My primary f...
Fred Damali
pay off properties or use money to buy more?
My goals are to own enough real estate property that can produce 100k a year after all expenses and after having paid the ALL OFF. This will facilitate early retirement.
I am in mid 20's, and have 160k salary. I am ...
Shane Mcc
I want to build my home without any help of a GC. What do I need to do?
Hi EveryoneI'm new to real estate investing and this is also my first forum post on BP. I purchased land about 6 months ago and my goal is to develop the land. More specifically, I want to build my own home. I've gott...
Jonathan Beemer
waiting until the next crash?
Hi BP,what are your thoughts about saving money until the next crash to buy real estate?is that the wrong answer? because of its undetermined time?would it be wise to invest part of the money i have in real estate but...