Justin Vincent
First Time Buyer: Strategy and short sale
Hey there Bigger Pockets community,
I'm looking to get into real estate investing. I have a buyer's agent and have been pre-approved through my lender. My goal with real estate is to build wealth, and have no living ...
Troy Benvenuto
Determining target ROI on home rehab.
Hello all... maybe this is a better place for this post. I am in the midst of purchasing a historic home in a historic district of Jacksonville. I'm going to live in the home for about 3 years and renovate it. I am tr...
Joseph Schommer
How will global population decline affect real estate?
Hi BPrs. I ready the article below and couldn't help but to think real estate! Right now we have a sever housing shortage, but maybe population decline will help that (by the end of the century). The article also doe...
Anson Young
DONT open that fridge!!!
Haha! While walking an REO with mold issues yesterday (swamp cooler on roof froze, water almost gutted 2 levels) and I get to the garage. House isnt trashed out and has no power, I look in the new looking fridge. I ...
Taylor White
General ROI on storage units
Looking to get a general consensus on ROI for building new storage units. Looking at the prefab kits, 100-120 units. Understanding that it this is different the state by state, but interested to hear the pros and cons...
Matthew S.
Is this a good deal? (Newbie needs some guidance.)
howdy BPr's,I'm considering making my first offer on a property and wanted to get some advice and feedback before pulling the trigger.Here are the stats:Asking price: 140k - haven't started the negotiation process yet...
Andrew Reis
Smoke and Fire Alarm Sensitivity
Happy Fourth to my fellow Real Estate Investors. I am a landlord here in Boston and own a 3 family. I have two common area stairwells with 2 Kidde Smoke Alarms in each (Model P4010ACS). They are hard wired fire alarms...
Trush A.
Tenant growing weed in the basement
Hello, I have a tenant possibly growing “plants” in the basement. It is in MD and the tenant is vacating in 3 months. Any suggestion on how to handle this situation?
Jeff L.
What type of insurance am I supposed to get for a buy and hold rental property?
Is it home owner's insurance, or liability insurance, or both? With an umbrella policy is that three separate things?
Arjun K.
When does Rehab/improvement trigger assessment?
I am closing on a property in Austin. This property is being acquired for ~$200K and will require either $25K or $50K work (depending on which path I go down). $30K is new painting, flooring, landscaping, kitchen, b...