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Hello good folks of BP,My wife and I will be closing on our first owner-occupied rental property (duplex) in May 2019 and I'm trying to do as much up front leg work as possible to prepare for us being new landlords. ...
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Hi all - I am new to BiggerPockets. So far I am very excited about this site and the resources is provides. I am new to the real estate world, but I've been studying real estate markets and concepts for over one year ...
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Found this online (which means it MUST be true) and had to share it. I haven't tested any of these but it looks like a couple good ideas.
Spot Removal Guide for Carpet
Step by step advanced treatment recommendatio...
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Hey all, So I am closing on a home today in Atlanta that I plan to stay in for a few weeks out of the year on and off, and rent it out to business travelers via short term leases, Airbnb, etc when I'm home in CA. Next...
Hello all, I am a newbie investor- bought my 1st out of state rental . The property is a 3bed 1.5 bath- needs new LVP flooring in kitchen/living room/hallway/bathroom and basement . Bedrooms have hardwood- which need ...
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I ran a search around the forms and didn't seem to be able to find a forum on the strong long-term tenant proof flooring. I am looking to update some units built in the 90's in Washington State and sick of carpet. In ...
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Need to make a few decisions and I still don't have my big boy pants to make them! Bought 2 houses in the city of Oak Park here in Michigan, not a high end area but definitely a nice quiet/affordable city with very...
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Lots of noise in the market, making me nervous.Noise 1 ) bye bye dollar, buy buy gold. * Gold has hit 5-year high. * Will dollar continue to weaken? I see quite a few propellants fueling it: oil dollar position is bei...
I thought today I’d share an abbreviated story of how I house hacked my way to $1,000,000 using what I call the seesaw method. Before I get into it I think it’s important to provide some context.I am a fake engineer. ...
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The buzz around the country right now is the shifting economy and that is no different in the real estate sector. With the Fed raising the overnight interest rates and implementing Quantitative Tightening (QT) to comb...