Ryan Montbleau
Out-of-State vs. In-State
I am looking to invest in my first rental property. For a first time investor, is it better to purchase a home out-of-state with more cash flow or a property in closer proximity with less cash flow? More specifically,...
Carlos O.
New Member from Huntington Beach, CA
Hello everyone,After a couple of weeks of listening to the amazing podcasts they have here at BP, I've finally decided to join. I'm just starting out in my RE journey, mostly been absorbing as much knowledge as I can ...
Scott Slocum
LONG DISTANCE INVESTORS, have a ridiculous amount of questions.
Ok, here I go. I am looking at a long distance investing maybe brrr. No, I haven't got the new book yet. It is next on my list. I found a some property I am considering making offers on. I live in California the prop...
Juliette Olsen
Self manage or hire property management, that is the question?
Hi!We’re planning to rent our home when we move—but we know we will be moving out of state. Question is:Self manage out of state? OR Hire property manager and eat the costs until you have cash flow coming in? What’s t...
Greg Koszkul
How much should you fix up in a property?
Hello! When you are analyzing deals, how best can you estimate what the rehab costs would be for the property, especially if you are not local to the area and are judging mainly based off of the pictures?
Jake Thomas
$25K property to a $400K Lake House using 1031 exchanges
About 2 years ago I drove by this horribly ugly blue house that I could barely see from the road. I had been reading BP posts about driving for dollars and finding the seller to buy it. After an hour of google searchi...
Diane Stinebaugh
what's a good name for an LLC?
I'd love to hear what y'all named your LLCs. I was thinking something easy.....Stinebaugh Something LLC. I have to think of something for the Something
Katie Andrews
property management company -- is it worth it?
Hi all,I'm Katie, new to BP, and a full-time English teacher, soon to be a landlord. I'm also a traveler. A few times a year, I go out of town for up to a month at a time in summer, a couple of weeks in winter, as w...
Jen R.
Munroe Falls, Oh Single Family Rehab to Rent - under contract!
So, a little bit of background...my husband and I have owned rental properties and have completed a couple of flips in the past, but we had a big move a few years ago (and had a couple of kids), and are just now getti...
Coleman Cox
Choosing an out-of-state location
Hi All - I've recently been bitten by the real estate bug; I've just finished Brandon Turner's Book on Rental Property Investing and am all-in on BiggerPockets. I'm still in the information gathering stage at this poi...