Benjamin Van Buren
What to do if I lack vision?
Hello everyone! I am a new investor looking for my first deal and I am fairly new to BP. I was wondering what you do to overcome a lack of vision for the finished product when flipping a house. I have some hands-on re...
Katlynn Teague
Looking for your first flip?
Good morning BP, are you looking for your first flip? How do you know if a "deal" is actually a deal? What do you need to look for, what needs to be considered? 1) Purchase Price:
Acquiring the property at a favorabl...
Joseph T. Williams
Multifamily Investment in New London County, CT
Hello all!
Long time member, first time poster here. I am an officer in the US Navy who will soon be stationed in Groton, CT. Coming from South Carolina and California, property in this area seems to be fairly afford...
Doug Dias
Newbie Question for Worcester, MA Investors
Good morning. After one year of searching and making offers, we finally have a home under agreement. It is a 4 bed, 2 bath single family property at 111 Lakewood Street, Worcester, MA.
Question 1) The house is spaci...
Christen G.
Triplex - inheriting tenants who haven't been paying utilities?
Morning everyone! My partner and I were just accepted on a triplex in Tacoma, Wa pending walk-through and inspection. We did the walk through yesterday and it's in decent shape - hooray! Here comes the but: The place...
Hilary C.
NEW BP Security Improvements: 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication)
Hey everyone! I just wanted to bring your attention to a new security feature for BiggerPockets users. We're always striving to make sure your time spent with us better, and in this case, we're aiming to make sure we ...
Griffin Malcolm
Structuring Deals for Private Lender
Hey everyone, I'm in the refinance step of my first BRRRR and am thinking about how I can fund my next deal. I had to put about 25k of my own money into this first deal between the down payment, agent commission, insp...
Drew Giltner
Help me analyze this deal
Good morning everyone, I have been researching and listening to podcast on real estate that past few year and I have yet to make a deal. I came across a house that is selling right next to my current home which would...
Kenny Simpson
Active listing is down 60% from 10 year average
All 1 to 4 unit Active listings, including condo when you look at the data from the last 10 years are down 60% from the norm. In San Diego active listings in a normal market are about 10 to 12K, currently today we ar...
Wendell De Guzman
Real Vacancy Factor
After owning a bunch of rental properties, I realized that for Single Family Homes, your real vacancy factor is not necessarily 10%. Why? If you have a mortgage on the house, logically then, if it becomes vacant, y...