Michael Baffuto
Union city, New Jersey buy and hold
Hi All,
I’m looking to purchase my first 3 family property in Union City, NJ. The home borders Weehawken which is one of the best areas for buy and hold in NJ. I’m a little concerned on a counter offer the listing ag...
Lamont Marable
Renters won't need cash for Security Deposit
In Cincinnati Ohio, renters won’t necessarily need a cash security deposit anymore under a new law passed by Cincinnati City Council. This will help alleviate barriers to renting an apartment, the law says landlords m...
Angela Carter
Double closing disclosures?
I am in the process of selling an REO. My attorney says that NO disclosure is needed for the seller because this is not a short sale. It is none of the banks business what I intend to do with the property once it is s...
Kristen Buckley
Painting kitchen cabinets
I just found you guys, what a great community!I've been running a successful cabinet painting business in Raleigh, NC for the past 5 years or so and have seen varied advice and suggestions about how, when and when not...
Josef Torkelsen
Re-painting versus touch-up... does paint matching work?
I have over 45 units now and every time a vacancy comes up, the property managers want to repaint the entire unit even though 99% of the paint looks great in a lot of cases. This is obviously eating into cash flow! ...
Amanda Long
Please fill me in… whole sale company vs property owner
Was in a purchase agreement with a “wholesale company” from CO. They marked X optional for EM. Closing date was 2/29/2024. company said end buyer would put down EM and escrow would then open. Figured out after signing...
Mario Casarez
$170K for a full gut rehab in So Cal. Is it reasonable?
I recently had a contractor come out to a property in Whittier, CA (1640 sq ft home on a 6400 sq ft lot) that needs a complete gut rehab and below is the soft quote he gave me and everything he'll cover for $170K. No...
Ryan Tremblay
What am I missing in my analysis?
Hi BiggerPockets community - I'm in my education phase of real estate investing, and have been working hard to learn the details of financial analysis. I’ve done a fair bit of web research, and am also part to most of...
Ricky Stafford
B&H: If you can't get 1% rent/PP, is it even worth the hassle?
Should clarify: >1%.It's a lot harder than I though to find an actual deal. I haven't found anything yet that I'm comfortable buying. This would be my first LTR buy & hold purchase.For the area I want to buy in...
Bryan Schwartz
Trusted vendor lists are gold as a RE investor...curious how people built theirs?
I'm working on building mine with the hopes of eventually dumping my current property manager and curious to hear from others:
1. Did you use traditional marketplaces like yelp, thumbtack, angi?
2. Is it common to p...