Kristy Pedersen
Appraisal Bias on BRRR
I'm looking at a property in Philadelphia that would need a full gut rehab. I want to BRRR it. Purchase price is 99k, renovation cost is ~100k. ARV maybe 270-280k. My question is regarding the appraisal value. It's lo...
David Mitchell Halls
House hack or buy out of state for higher return but higher down payment?
Hey BP,
My wife and I currently own a town home in a small college town in Idaho that we bought in 2021. We have a couple hundred thousand saved and want to invest as we have been watching all of our friends make out...
Alvin Bittner
New Build to Rent -- Is it a pipe dream?
This would be my first venture into real estate so I'm not sure how to go about figuring out if this will work.I would like to build new houses to rent.I'm unable to do any of the labor and quite a bit short on cash.H...
Cory Jones
Need Advice: Buy more SF Homes or Jump Into Multi-Family
Hi Everyone,This is my first post on Bigger Pockets and I'm looking forward to learning from all you real estate experts! My name is Cory and I'm and active (part-time) real estate investor. I live in Utah but focus...
Diane Tycangco
Wyoming LLC owns CA land trust, lawsuit is in CA, how does Wy LLC protect CA property
Hi everyone, I am contemplating asset protection strategies for my California and Memphis properties and a real estate guru says to hold the California properties in land trusts owned by a Wyoming LLC. This WY LLC wo...
Sophie Latapie
House hacking in Los Angeles, CA
Hi all! Newbie, prospective investor here. I'm hoping to house hack a duplex in Los Angeles County for my first investment property, but my mortgage banker (who's also an investor) said it's pretty much impossible to ...
Jennifer Darby
Best carpet for a rental property
Does anyone recommend a good carpet for a rental house that I am renovating? I am doing wood laminate downstairs but I need to carpet upstairs bedrooms.
Stephen Daniel Pace
Using a HELOC for first property
Hi BP! I’m looking into getting a HELOC on my primary residence since I have significant equity mainly due to the current market. I’d like to use it as a down payment or cash purchase for my first investment property ...
Brian Orr
How much equity to offer investor?
I’m in contract on a small deal for 500k. A long time friend of mine expressed interest in being a cash partner, simply looking for a better return than his savings account. This would be through monthly cash flow or ...
Ken Jones
Flipping while working a full time gig.
Greetings BP!
I'm a newbie flipper and I'm looking for advice on:
1. What should I expect from my agent ( and vice versa) while looking to view properties given my full time gig.
2. What's the proper approach to buyin...