John Hamm
Active duty Navy looking to invest!
Hello everyone! I am stationed in Norfolk, VA. I currently own a home in the area and I rent out a room to save up more capital to purchase another home. I am drawn to the idea of cashflowing rental properties. I have...
Maranda Tucker
Real Estate Agents assisting Investors
Hello BP Community! In your opinion, what key skills does a Real Estate Agent need in order to best help out of state investors? Investors, how do you decide which agent to use/hire when buying out of state? Real Esta...
Troy Larson
Do you see short term rentals as a long term investment strategy?
I am researching investment strategies and keep getting pulled back to STRs. I know many large tourist towns and cities have/are enacting regulations that may make STRs out of reach for a single investor or company.St...
Joshua Israel
What have NYS investors done to counter the new tenancy laws?
What have NYS Landlords done to counter the new tenancy laws?
Kyle Mitchell
How do you guys straddle the definition of investment property and second home?
I am about to purchase a home in a popular vacation area. My family will get several weekends of usage out of it, but most of the time it will be used as a rental.
Mortgages on second homes are a full two points bett...
Robert Hesselmann
Laundry room, or third bedroom?
I have a 3 bed 1 bath 1200 sq' SFH with full basement.Basement is okay as basements go, but isn't pretty or inviting...Washer and dryer are in the basement.Home is on a septic system.I'm considering converting the sma...
Joel S.
Need a creative idea for my inlaws
My wife and I would like to relocate (to the Denver area) but ~5 years ago she convinced my inlaws to move here (Dallas area). My father-in-law's health has rapidly declined so we don't feel like we can just move wit...
Emanuel Ohunwu
Rhino or guarantor instead of collecting security deposit
Has anyone ever used Rhino or guarantor instead of collecting a security deposit? I can't seem many reviews on either company. They advertise as an insurance policy to cover losses rather than having a security deposi...
Jason V.
Buying rental real estate in other markets/out of state
I'm a recent addition to the community via the podcast - and like many of you here have the ambition of becoming financially independent (the sooner, the better!). Now, that I have a solid security fund on standby, an...
Bryan Hancock
What Topics Are Missing From the BP Blogs?
I haven't read through all of the BiggerPockets blogs and it would take forever to catch up so I was wondering what topics everyone would like to read more about. Raising money, RE strategies, business entity setup, ...