Paulina Purnama
first Investment 3 plex offer made - appraisal low - bad investment or appraisal off?
Hi guys, I'm sorry if this post does not belong in the Deal Analysis but I'm a first time investor and finally got out of my anaylsis paralysis and made an offer on a 3 plex (converted single family). I used conventio...
Lisa Troxel
Anyone have experience with Joshua Tree CA?
Hi Everyone,We are looking at investing in a Joshua Tree CA SF and renting it out as a vacation rental. We live quite a ways away in North Idaho. Does anyone have any experience with the area and/or suggestions for a...
Jordan Tannenbaum
Cincinnati Numbers Too Good To Be True?
Hey there Team BP! After months of following along the BP threads and webinars, it's time to make things happen. Can't thank the community enough for helping me to this point. Been analyzing some multi-family homes in...
Jared V.
Aspiring Investor from SF Bay Area, looking to relocate.
Hi folks,I've been a BiggerPockets member for the past year or so as I have been doing a lot of research on REI. As I continue to learn more I figured it is time that I introduced myself and jumped in on all the great...
Aldo Balatti
Upstate New York Good Cities to Invest
I am interested in investing in the Upstate New York area and I was wondering if any REI BP members have had good success in that market and specially cities such as Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo and Albany. From my r...
Alexandra Preziosi
1% Rule in New Jersey HOT Market
Hello!I am a real estate agent in the Northern New Jersey area in a seller's market (like most of the country at this time). I am looking for investment properties for myself as well as my clients, and there is little...
Vu Pham
Maine Short Term Rentals
Hi,My partner and I are looking to purchase a short term rental in Maine. We haven't zeroed in on a specific city/town yet but we're focusing our search on areas within 2 hours drive of Acadia National Park. We'd like...
Roc P.
General Forclosure questions
First time posting here so hello everyone. Anyway I've just finished reading a book on foreclosures and have been browsing this site as well for information. One thing that I'm having trouble with is with sellers that...
Matthew Rutledge
Talk me out of this one
I've let myself get a bit emotionally involved in this one. Please talk me off the ledge!
I've run this through the calculator, and it says it's a negative cash flow deal financed under 15 years, pretty much...
Rich Weese
investing in Vegas, Reno, Washington or Phoenix???
http://realestate.msn.com/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=23517536>1=35000#1
Rents are dropping to ridiculous levels and hard to make sense of overall investments from a rental standpoint. Don't count on rents IN...