Michael Rodriguez
Predatory investors article NYer- Mobile home parks
Howdy Bigger Pockets family,I just want to post a link to this New Yorker article describing the difficulties suffered by residents from predatory investment firms some hedge funds, and smaller investors perhaps.I won...
Michelle Boyle
Illegal Garden Unit Solutions Needed-Can I Rent as Office Space?
My family recently purchased a Multi-unit in Chicago (our first). The basement unit was unrented but had two bedrooms, a kitchen and bath already in place. We wanted to make the space a lot nicer to rent to a family m...
Koree Scott
Convert sunroom or garage to living space?
Last year I bought my first house hack, a 4/2 SFH in Escondido, CA. My plan was to either convert part of my sunroom to a living space, or convert the attached garage to an ADU. I've seen plenty of posts about how ADU...
Meghan Cheek
New York tenant screening
Hello all!
I'm looking to fill a vacancy and would love to use an online platform like cozy or mysmartmove for applications and screening. However, with the new laws passed in NY limiting application fees to $20 and...
Gabriel Trieu
Getting to My 1st Deal: Update 1, Week 3
Update 1: 1.1.14
Hey guys, it's Gabe with my first update on my experience with my first 3 weeks of real estate regarding my first batch of yellow letters and also my experience with bandit signs.
My Act...
Logan Jamieson
300k cash, debt free...next step?
Hey BP community! I just met with a lender and I qualify for a 350k mortgage (currently dont own anything). I also have 300k cash on hand and own a GC company so can have some work done at cost.I live in Maine and w...
Erik E.
Building a multi for house hacking
Hey everyone,My wife and I are talking about if we want to save for a house of our own, or buy investment properties while continuing to rent. I have heard about house hacking and my wife seems to be on board with it...
Brian Wong
Avengers Assemble...? (FHA 203k Bronx Multifamily Gut Rehab)
INTRO/BACKGROUND:
Hi! My name is Brian and I'm a real estate newbie. Or well, I've been lurking Bigger Pockets as a way to educate myself for a while now and am only starting to dip my toes into the waters of real es...
Randy Frederick
Potential first deal isn't a homerun, but should get me on base!
Hey BPers!!
Could use some help analyzing what I hope may be my first deal. I live in Richmond, Virginia and the property is as follows:
SFR
4BR 1BA
1,355 sq ft
On 0.9 acre
B neighborhood with good schools in suburb...
Helen Fremichael
Zoning in Chicago on a multi-unit
Hello BP’ers!Reaching out to you all to see if I can figure out a zoning issue. I am currently working on obtaining a 3 unit building that has 3 separate dwellings (basement 1/1, 1st floor 2/1, and a 2nd floor duplex ...