Joseph Stewart
Hotel purchase feasibility
I am in the process of selling a commercial retail property which should net me about $2.3M or so. Have been looking at hotels (or larger multi-family) as the next move. I've owned a bar/restaurant in the past as we...
Henry Clark
Self Storage- Bus Bench Advertising
Self Storage- Bus Bench AdvertisingA lot of people consider Self Storage to be a very simple business of Metal buildings with no maintenance and counting cash. They are right to a degree, and then I go through the com...
Catherine McElwain
Talk to me about renting to college students
I'm looking for pros/cons of rental to college students. We have one rental already for college students, and my daughter lives in one room. It's a 4 bed/3 bath, and we rent out the other 3 bedrooms (by the room). ...
Fernando E.
Arizona Out of State Investment
Hi Bigger pockets crew
I'm from the Bay Area and considering to invest out of state. I wanted to get insight from you folks about investing in Arizona, I'm targeting multi family and plan to work with a reputable pr...
Taylor Matthews
Taking the Plunge or Saving? First Time Investors
Bigger Pockets Community,TL:DR - buy now or wait to accumulate bigger safety net.Two fresh real-estate investors to-be would greatly appreciate your feedback. My roommate and I are fresh college grads who are going to...
Justin Johnson
First rental, not renting. Suggestions.
Closed on my first single family rental 21 days ago. Listed it immediately with the disclaimer it was being rehabbed (nothing major, but lots of little stuff). We have had at least 12-15 groups/families walk through a...
Ana Mocanu
Beginner Buying OOS
Where should I start when looking to buy out of state? I live in Northwest Washington and am looking to buy in North Carolina where prices are much closer to my price range. My husband and I have a trip planned for th...
Richard Hoyte
Having trouble understanding where the profit is
Where I lack understanding is at what point do you start making money for example you buy a duplex lets say it was 300k the monthly mortgage is 2,500 each renter pays 1,500 thatd 500 cash flow which is I guess “profit...
Josh Stack
A "Hall Analysis" of Gastonia as a Market for Buy&Hold Rentals
Hey Everyone,There has been some good discussion about Gastonia lately, particularly in this thread started by @Johnny Szeto. While there has been some excellent discussion and some anecdotal evidence shared by @Ty...
Jeff Koval
A bit stuck, looking for a partner
Hi everyone,I got into REI just over a year ago. Since then, I bought a duplex in Akron in October ‘21 that is doing well and an STR cabin in Broken Bow in March ‘22 that is starting to come into its own now. We own o...