Charlton Zang Jr
What path to choose for investing
I am currently looking for my first deal. I have gone over the strategies for STR, MTR, LTR's and don't know where to start. My question is, how did everyone else start and decide what strategy to use? I don't know if...
Ethan Bowen
Cap Rate on 28 units (no room for debt service). Who buys these things?
So I saw a deal (if you'd call it that). There is a group of older investors ready to retire wanting to sell 7 buildings (4-plexes) on one bock for 2mil. The numbers given to me had a 5.8% NOI. Looking closer, they we...
James Wise
7,000th post.
This is my 7,000th post here on Bigger Pockets. I wanted to take the time to reflect on my time here on the site and were I am at in my real estate career. Bigger Pockets has been a huge boost to my real estate career...
John Wijtenburg
Is "live below your means" really good advice?
I think a lot of people have trouble reconciling an abundance mindset with the omnipresent, "live below your means," advice.To achieve great success, we're told that we must take risks, act as if, and spend money to m...
Orlando Goodon
Inherited multiple evictions on section8. Need to occupy
Just purchased a large 5 units with multiple section 8 tenants in pending evictions that have been going on for at least the last 3 months if not longer. For the terms of my loan I need to occupy one of these units wi...
Erik Browning
I'm one of the "Find a Lender" lenders, here are my thoughts
Pro's: It's great to have BP as a trustworthy partner to give clients a level of trust that they will be taken care of. BP cosigns our ability to operate and vets us both on the phone and online prior to featuring us....
Jack Moran
Does an exclusive focus on cash flow lead to a bad place?
Based on advice provided here at Bigger Pockets and elsewhere I've been looking into multi-family with a concentration on cash flow. I found a 3FAM with 3brs each for $250,000 in Worcester, MA where there's zillions...
Andy C.
Any good strategies to diversify Airbnb bookings?
Hi BP,Does anyone have any experience marketing their Airbnb off platform and or finding ways to get more business from other sources or channels, such as corporate bookings or other avenues?My name is andy, and I cur...
Ryan Hutchison
multi-unit vs SFH for cashflow
I think I know the answer to this question is it depends but I am going ask anyway. I am starting to put together my real estate business plan and I am trying to figure out what type of property to invest in. What is...
Account Closed
As a new investor, what was the biggest mistake you made ?
Hello Everyone,
As a new investor, what was the biggest mistake you made and what would you have done differently. I am opening the discussion for newbies such as myself to learn from the mistakes of others and avoi...