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I bought my first investment property the old-fashioned way - with a deal found on the MLS with the help of a real estate broker. We hear stories all the time, however, of users that find their deals far more creative...
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Hi BiggerPockets community! First time posting! Looking for some advice and guidance. My wife and I live in San Francisco (great city but incredibly expensive). My wife wants to purchase a home in a SF neighborhoo...
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Hi fellow BPers! After several years of lurking and reading a ton on here, I have decided to say hi, and see who else here is looking to get into the "Bawldguy Investment Note Group". Not the fund, but the new group,...
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Hi, one of my tenant just move-in and I already have a long to-do list. For example, he wants new carpet, new paint. Complained the fridge is too small, complained the washer dryer didn't hooked up properly etc...In a...
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I apologize in advance for the long post but I want everyone reading this to have the details. I have a turn of the century triplex in old town that is fully occupied. My sewer line for this property exits out the ba...
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Anyone looking at buying acreage and then leasing to those that grow MM
We have looked at some warehouses here in Oregon and Washington.
I know the Denver guys have green light.
Just curious about...
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We are just starting out in our buy and hold strategy, and I specifically told my agent that we want to spend around 40k, and are interested in short sales, foreclosures, etc. She showed up for our first meeting with...
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Here is the deal. I was the winning bidder at the February foreclosure auction. As I went to pay the trustee, a relator approached me and advised me that it is his clients house and that the client filed bankruptcy ...
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We had a conversation with a guy today and it went something like this:"Hey I saw you hauling some lumber the other day. Whatcha building?""We bought a rental house and I was fixing a safety hazard." (Concrete step at...