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Hi there, fellow Bigger Pocketeers!I'm Jeff J, an Army nurse in my mid-20s. My pursuit of financial independence exposed me to dozens of FI sites and real estate kept coming up there and from my brother, who's also in...
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Some of Miami's condos are like 4 times more in value than they were in 2009IN Asuncion (Paraguay ) real estate prices are 5 times higher than in 2010 (500%!!!)I am just looking to buy in a Market where prices are go...
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I'm a newbie, and for my first investment I'm gearing towards an out of State STR, where I can also use as a vacation home and depending where I'm at in my life, retire there. Is an STR a bad idea as a first investmen...
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Warning, Wall of Text. Too Long Didn't Read: I own a half acre lot which is an island inside of a 23 acre parcel. My neighbor is trying to rezone 3 acres for his HVAC business as storage which his employees would go ...
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Hey all! Quick synopsis of my background; contractor for ten years as well as six years of estimating multi-million dollar construction projects. In addition to this, I have been investing in residential properties ...
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This sounds ridiculous but we got quoted 25k for a new roof... 1900 square feet... does this sound correct?
what are the prices for a new roof?
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As Im doing my final round of analysis, just thought of putting this question here. I'm quite sold for the Kissimmee area and looking at some properties there. The reason I have almost decided for this market was that...