Tasha Barnes
Out of State Investing - Please share the good, the bad, the ugly
Hello BP Family, I'm in Charlotte and the home prices have sky-rocketed so I'm contemplating purchasing investment prop. in my hometown (Buffalo, NY), Detroit, Michigan or Toledo Ohio. I don't have have a ton of exper...
Adriel Hsu
How I Made 12 Deadly Mistakes & Still Broke Even on my First Deal
My First Deal and the 12 Deadly Mistakes I MadeThe quick and dirty numbers: Purchase Price: $17,307Purchase Closing Costs: $2000Rehab Costs: $80,748Roof: $6538Foundation: $3000Handyman Labor: $19,284Dumpster: $4378Ele...
Wendell De Guzman
Real Estate "HACK" Of the Week - August 22 - How to Deal With Contractors & Avoid Costly Delays
I was inspired by @Brandon Turner 's landlord's "hack" list. SO I've decided that every week, I will share my real estate "hack" with BP Nation. Here's my first real estate "hack" of the week:Issue with Some Contracto...
Teren Cooley
Selling a rehab project...quickly
Hi everyone,So I’m a pretty new investor and I just closed on a property that needs major renovations. Floors, drywall, electric, roof, maybe plumbing, but I’m no expert and can not evaluate these things myself. I do ...
Sarah McCluskey
Good cash flow, but after repairs, upside down.
Currently under contract for a 3 bed upper/lower duplex. It was a FSBO listed around market rate, but I know if it went on MLS it would’ve gone for more. 3 bed duplexes are hard to find in my area to purchase and to r...
John Bernabel
Lost My Job! Any advice?
Well, its been an interesting few days. I lost my job Thursday. Id appreciate any advice. I figured Monday would be the best day since 9-5'ers are at their desk probably sneaking onto BP or full time investors are con...
Manuel A.
Check out my First Prospect! Guess the Repair Costs!
Alrighty my fellow BiggerPocketians, here are the crazy pictures of my first prospect. But before we begin, you may have noticed I uploaded a picture of my actual self... So yeah... that's me, nice to meet you all hah...
Amiris Brown
Where to begin: Wholesale, Flip, or Renovate to Hold?
I’m new to all things Real Estate related, and I need some serious advice!The following is my question, or dilemma rather, on where to start within the world of Real Estate.This is my short and long term plans for mys...
Angela Lucas
How To Intro Myself at RE Networking Events?
Rookie investor here. Attended my very first networking event (it was for everyone from realtors to maintenance pros) the other evening. I was nervous, of course, and don’t exactly have the best “elevator pitch” as of...
Ryan Detig
8 Deals In My First 8 Months !
8 Deals in my First 8 months- YOU CAN DO THIS!!!Hey BiggerPockets, I wanted to use my first post here on Biggerpockets to summarize my first 8 months in this fun, crazy, stressful, and exciting game we call real estat...