Marian Smith
Will housing ever return to normal?
NYTimes asks has home buying and how home buyers look at buying fundamentally changed? Austin and Austin home buyers were profiled in this Sundays NYTimes article. I can't post the link but there is a paywall anyway...
Cliff Sands
New Investor - 4-plex opportunity analysis help
Hi bigger pockets fam…I’m REALLY new to this as in I joined the forum about a week ago. I have an opportunity I would like to get some perspective on if you wouldn’t mind. I located a new construction 4-plex in an ...
Jeff Kovac
New Member from Alaska, Investing in North Dakota
Hello, my name is Jeff Kovac. My wife and I are Alaskan residents currently operating a small business in the oil fields of North Dakota. Found one of BP’s forums during a commercial real estate search. Checked out th...
Aubrey H.
Trade work for Rent?
We have a property that we are looking to do some work on -- we are looking at some drywall work, flooring, and a few other odd jobs. We can do it but, life has gotten in the was and we dont think we will get it done ...
Patrick Hagerty
Cheap property near Boston
Where do you suggest for a first investment (multi family) with 200k living in Boston?
Steve T.
50% rule on SFH
Hi all,
Looking into purchasing an investment property. In my home market, I can get into a little 2 BR SFH for about 60-70k that should rent for $650-700 or so per month.
Here's what I don't get. Using the 50% ...
Erin Spradlin
Do you generally like your tenants?
Frequently, I encounter people that are reticent to become investors because they believe that tenants are a major, consistent problem. I think this is a fair assumption as it is something that seems to be theme that ...
J. Martin
SF Bay Area Economic & RE Update (Ongoing)
I have organized what I believe to be some very valuable information and relationships about the economy and real estate, and will be posting updates about the San Francisco Bay Area marketplace here periodically. I s...
Jason Young
Cashing out 401k for rental
Hey BP fam,
Hoping to reach some savvy investors with this question. So I decided to close my old 401k from a previous company. I was going to move it into an IRA.
When I talked with my IRA rep he says I shouldn’t ...
Brent Bridgman
Than Merrill?
Have any of you heard of Than Merrill? I just saw an ad on Facebook saying that he was offering real estate training seminars in Indianapolis. Have any of you attended? Just curious to see what you all thought. Thanks...