Mike Hasson
Challenges with owning rural properties?
Hi! I'm looking at some rural properties, specifically in Ohio, within 1-2 hours of Columbus - but mostly asking in general - to investors who buy or own rural properties...
How difficult has it been, in your experie...
James Wise
Short Term Rentals (like Airbnb) have been BANNED!
Recently two of the higher end suburbs (Broadview Heights & Seven Hills) in the Cleveland market banned short term rentals. Source ArticleI never got involved in the Airbnb craze myself. Not my business model. I'v...
Alan Mackenthun
To swing a hammer or not?
Brandon Turner instigated an unofficial Bigger Pockets meet up last night in St. Paul, MN. It was my pleasure to meet Brandon and a number of other local BPer's. Later I found myself thinking about something Bra...
Joe DeFarias
Boston Area 2 Family Owner Occupied Renovation - Joe DeFarias
First off, my name is Joe DeFarias and I am pleased to meet all of you savvy real estate investors. From the many emails sent from Brandon Turner, I've finally started my first discussion on BiggerPockets and I am thr...
Ryan Reddy
First Flip Property!!
I finally have my first flip property under contract closing later this week!! It's been four months since I officially started looking and after many tours and offers the hard work begins!! I have hired a GC to help ...
Arthur Kelly
New investor - looking for first flip - South Florida
Hello everyone,I have been reading posts here for a few months now and have probably always desired to get into real estate. I remember as a 16 year old watching Carlton Sheets infomercials and knew it was something I...
Account Closed
Atlanta area GC needed for SFR rehab
Is there any general contractor from the Atlanta area that can review this quote and let me know if I'm getting hosed or not? The house is only about 960 sq ft. 2 bed / 1 bath. This is mostly a cosmetic rehab. Hom...
Brian Pleshek
My First Auction
How did I do on this deal?So, I decided to purchase a second rental property. The property I found was a SFH on foreclosure auction. The price I finally bid was $76k with approximately $4k closing and buyer's premiu...
Jeremy Lee
CA: handymen vs contractors
Hey all,Just wanted to clarify but in California if I have repairs that cost over $500 including parts and labor, I need to hire a licensed contractor to do the work. If it's under $500 (including parts and labor) I c...
Michael Noto
Diary of a Single Family Rehab Project in Plainville, CT
Lately our investing focus has been on purchasing, rehabbing, renting out, and either refinancing or selling multifamily homes in our area. It has been a while since we did a single family project, which has largely b...