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Hello everyone,My name is Shane Bishop and my wife and I are looking to purchase not only our first home, but our first investment property as well!! We are looking for an opportunity to do a house hack in the Upstate...
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So my question is this is there a service that would help me evaluate a potential home for short term rental.
(I already have one or two properties that I own that are not in HOA.) Would they help me get everything ...
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Hi, one of my rentals had fire damage and is insured through Allstate. They were great with the process so far and have a check ready for me, but they said since I have a mortgage on the property they send a check wit...
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Hi BP Community, Purchased 1st home last year after watching the 90 day challenge webinar, Plan this year is to renovate one side if house into an ADU.Getting ready to do our taxes and looking for referrals in the are...
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My name is Tom Evans (how ya doin?). I'm the owner of a small construction company in Mansfield Ohio. The company consists of construction, chimney service, snowplow service, and real estate investing. My son will tak...
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Recently discovered Bigger Pockets and looking to dive into the world of real estate investing. I have worked on a couple flips in Springfield with my father Who's a broker and have been house-hacking a duplex in Palm...
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Hi, BP friends! I'm looking to invest in a multi-family property (BRRR) in upstate NY, and have been exploring Newburgh, Kingston, Cornwall-on-Hudson, Coldspring, Beacon, and Poughkeepsie.I'm new to this area - does a...
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I’ve sent nearly 4,000 messages in the past 4 days and no deals at all a handful of owners messaging back but no close deals or calls what do you suggest ?
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Hey BP -Thank God we have people in this community who eat, sleep and breathe taxes, because this stuff is going way over my head. Couple quick questions regarding being a small time landlord, the new tax plan (TCJA) ...
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Hi I am a rookie real estate investor looking to invest in phoenix from out of state; I'm embarrassed to post but was wondering if anyone could guide me on areas of phoenix that is good to invest and areas to avoid? I...