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Hi all. I'm new to this forum and want to hear your expertise. We are trying to buy our first investment deal and we're looking at a SFH in South Florida. This was a flip that sold in April 2013 for $183K, the investo...
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I've found that in the Greater Boston area, a lot of houses are affordable via house hacking. However, in my case, they're only affordable if I'm house hacking. In other words, I would not be able to make the payments...
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There is a property I looked at, where a bank was originally scheduled to take possession of it via a foreclosure auction in Sep 2013, then the owner filed bankruptcy to stop the foreclosure, then the foreclosure w...
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Hi,I'm a new member to BiggerPockets, joined with the intent to take benefit of collective wisdom and knowledge to build a rentals RE business. Im a beginner to RE investing and would highly appreciate your advice.Tri...
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Which of the following would you say is the soundest investment during this time of the coronavirus/recession--which may last a couple of years--in terms of stability, ROI, and location (urban, rural, near a school/ho...
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Hi,Most Chicago landlords probably heard of the jury demand tactic that tenants use to delay the eviction cases. I had one many years ago and luckily the rent was paid by the third party in the end. The case was dismi...
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Hi Everyone!I invest in college rentals and am looking to grow my portfolio. My partners and I currently own 2 2-Families and 3 Single families in our market with goals to reach 35 properties in 5 years. I would like ...
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I've been a LL for many years and this morning I received that dreaded 4am call; "come to your property, there has been a murder" said a neighbor over the phone.Well it turned out not to be a murder but an apparent dr...
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I’ve been doing a ton of research and mapping my goals for investing in real estate. I would love to (and plan to) work my way into multi-family properties. However, single family homes are a much more affordable tran...
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Is it wise to place a dishwasher and garbage disposal in each unit of a forty-four unit property in order to generate larger rents and higher property value? My concern is maintenance and higher water bills.