Eric Wood
Represent myself in my first ever transaction. Is this realistic?
Hi everyone! I have been interested in real estate investing for a long time and finally reached a point personally and financially where I feel like I'm ready to start. I recently passed my state (IN) and national RE...
Andrew B.
Seller's Capital Gains Tax on Sale
We're in the process of purchasing our first rental property in San Diego (2 detached units with 3 beds & 2 bath each) and close at the end of April. We just had an inspection done and went back to the seller to s...
Adam Hensel
Buying and selling raw land for profit
Hello, and although a day early Happy 2018 to everyone! A new member as of this morning. I'm interested in starting a side gig flipping raw land - I know, a lot to learn before getting started. I've poked around th...
Ben Galbraith
Bring Plumbing to code?
Hi All,Some help/opinions are appreciated! I bought a duplex with my mom and she will occupy one side and we'll rent out the other. We've begun to remodel one unit and we've taken off some drywall and pulled all fix...
Kristos Sfinas
Thanks for welcoming me to BP
Good afternoon Biggerpockers. Long time lurker but Im ready to enter the game, again. Quick background on who I am and what I have done so far. I go by Stos and was born and raised in Upstate NY, went to college in Bu...
Heather S.
House Hacking as a single female
Soo.. here's one for the books (and honestly curious if this has happened to others). I have a tenant that recently texted me that he has a crush on me. I thought I nipped it in the bud and told him that was not ap...
David Chiu
Building ADU with existing tenant in Bay Area
Hi,
I have a SFH rental property in Menlo Park, CA and I am exploring the option to build a detached ADU on the property for additional rental income. I saw many discussions about ADU here but there are a few things...
Mark Ciccero
Backing out of a purchase at Sheriff Sale in Ohio
I have a friend that purchased a home at their county sheriff sale this week and no longer wants to move forward with the purchase. this particular county didn't require certified funds or cash...he simply used a per...
Basil Rostom
20 years old highly motivated but stuck
Hello everyone, My name is Basil and I'm new to the BP community! I am a 20 year old full time college student who works full time (about 60 hours a week) at a car dealership as a Sales consultant so it is a little di...
Lance Chappelle
First Time NJ Beach Vacation Rental Buyer
My wife and I are looking to purchase a beach house on Long Beach Island New Jersey in the foreseeable future. Long Beach Island has been a vacation spot of ours most of our lives, and we want to be able to own a hou...