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Hello everyone. As a new investor I have been calculating offers based off of the 70% rule for flipping and a 1.5% cash over cash for buy and hold. However, I am finding that I am being consistently outbid. Are invest...
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I would love to hear the community's thoughts on Office Building investments in the current state of the market. With vacancy rates high and the uncertainty in that market, many lenders and investors are hesitant to i...
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Hello guys Juan here Dallas market! Quick question for all my veteran investors would you recommend using a down payment assistance program for your first home ? Any investor/lender/realtors done this before ? What...
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I recently visited Palm Springs, Cat City, Pam Desert and La Qunita to scout for investment properties. I saw quite a few potential investment properties. I like Palm Desert in related to all other cities though every...
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Hey BiggerPockets forum!I am an aspiring investor in the Philadelphia market. I am currently doing market research, particularly looking at crime data for different zipcodes. I am a bit stumped by how contradicting so...
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We are in a contract on a 4plex home which we are buying for cash we obtained from a legacy gift. I've owned property since I was 19 years old, and over the last 8 years I have owned rental homes- being the accidental...
Hey everyone,I'm an active duty, military physician and have an upcoming move in JUN2022. I'm tired of paying rent and hope to house-hack and continue to invest in rentals in the future. I'm married, have 3 kids, an...
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Hi all,This post is to introduce myself and get involved with the BP community. My wife and I are NC residents near Durham and are finally ready to invest in real estate. We have owned 3 primary residences and sold 2 ...
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Hello! I put my house on the market back in June and got a full price (341,900) offer with me paying 3 percent closing. Made all repairs requested from inspection and then 3 days before closing buyer finances were d...