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I have been looking furiously to get into a turn key STR before interest rates climb higher. I was certain this was the right play so I could take advantage of bonus depreciation, which is going to begin sunsetting in...
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:cry: I live in New York City and want to invest in residential real estate, buy/fix/sale. I tried being a bird dog. But this is the a very large city. I've always been beat out by more experienced aggressive large i...
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Hi all,
With home prices steadily rising throughout 2013 and the steady rise of interest rates, are individual investors out there still getting good deals on foreclosures? What markets/regions are you lookin...
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Looking to invest in Houston. Iv heard good things but dont know much yet other than iv been to the city a few times and really like it. How good are the returns on rental property? I am from Cali and looking to take ...
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I have been reading a bit, and it sounds like some folks automatically raise their rents about 5% each year. Is that pretty typical? What do you all do?
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Today's Wall Street Journal: Mortgage Rate Falls to 2011 Low
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304066504576347801309818690.html?mod=WSJ_RealEstate_LeftTopNews
At the same time the housing market is very ...
After the real estate crash I ended up with 8 properties and 5 mortgages. I could not get any more loans because of the new more strict guidelines. Recently I found a bank, Washington Federal Savings, that holds the...
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I was listening to the Bigger Pockets Podcast show 306 and at around the 14-minute mark, they start talking about the importance of flipping in the right part of the market cycle. Brandon mentions it is ideal to flip ...
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Hello fellow BPers!Everyone talks about networking and just putting yourself out there so here is my intro.I am a 40 yo veterinarian, single/no kids, that is currently living outside of Tacoma, WA. The past 3 1/2 year...
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I am looking at a property this week that is waterfront and has an older doublewide mobile home on it (24 x 60). Needs complete rehab - even the ceilings need to be redone - probably 25k of work to make it nice and n...