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Hi all,I live in the Bay Area, but I am looking to do some long-distance real estate investing. I am targeting the Cleveland Ohio area, due to having some family in the area. I’m looking to do smaller 2-4 units in the...
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I have a small 3 BR townhouse in DC that I had been renting out to market rate renters for the last 5 years. I am buying out my co-owner and will now be the sole owner. For various reasons, it felt like a safer bet to...
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Hi there So I signed up with DCReia (real investors) as a newbie investor because I wanted to learn how to get started and they seemed to have a good reputation in the area. I was told to pay a retainer fee because t...
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There was a fire in a Chicago condo that I have been using as a rental unit for 5 years. Insurance is refusing to pay for "loss of use" since I did not have a tenant in place during the actual loss.Is this common pra...
Suppose I own a single-family rental property and the long-term (8 year) tenant vacates. I want to move into the property to complete extensive repairs/maintenance in anticipation of a sale. The intent would be to d...
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Hi there,I am looking at different states to get started on rentals/BRRRR and am looking at the areas below. Unfortunately, my budget is small so I am looking for 2-3 properties for under 100k each preferably. I am al...
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Hi guys.
We are total newbies when it comes to real estate investing.
But due to unforeseen circumstances (bme becoming disabled and no longer able to work) we decided to give it a shot and enter the market.
We purc...
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Happy Thursday, BiggerPockets crew. The countdown is on. We’re less than 2 weeks away from BPCON2023 and tickets are going fast. Get your ticket today and meet us in Orlando this October 15-17.This year, we’re excited...
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Reposting this here because I got no love in the Starting Out forum!By way of brief introduction - my name is Justin and I'm an out-of-state real estate investor, currently focusing on single-family and small multi-fa...
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I just received a call that someone was shot and killed inside one of my units last night. The people involved aren't on the lease. Sounds like a fight broke out and someone was shot and killed. This property is a d...