Carson Sweezy
College town live in landlord market
I am looking to purchase my first house, and will be renting out the extra rooms. Is there anyone that has owned and rented college homes to students, that could pass along some advice for this market? Or perhaps any ...
Jeremy Mangen
Young Newbie looking for Advice
Let me give you a little back ground first.
I'm 19, a cashier at walmart, moved out on my own a few months ago, I'm getting married in the summer of 2010, and I have virtually no cash saved up (though I am working on...
Sarah Maze
Sell or Keep California House?
My husband and I have been wanting to get into REI for a little while now. We have been researching and reading a lot (analysis paralysis!) and really want to take that first step. We live in Washington state, but we ...
Maarifa Arnett
Bad neighborhood, Bad house, should I?
Another dilapidated property that my family owns in Memphis that they have stopped paying on. The back tax is around 5k. The house looks like this My family said if I pay back tax the house is mine. I would do most of...
Eric Kahn Gale
2-Flat: Replacing Galvanized Pipe with Copper
I've owned a two-flat in Albany Park for about a year now. We've replaced the roof (18.5K, it was never torn off in 100 years) and redid kitchens and bathrooms. We're planning to replace our galvanized pipe with coppe...
Peter Sinclair
East Los Angeles Multifamily
Purchased a multiunit - 3bd/1ba & 1bd/baCost: $490,000Down payment: $200,000Renovation Budget: $70,000Mortgage: $2100/month - 30 yr fixed @ 4%Expenses: $190/Month (Utilities, upkeep, and administration) Rental Inc...
Phillip Richardson
Franchises
Hello everyone:I am a recently new member to BP, and wanted to reach out to the Bigger Pockets community and seek advice regarding Franchises. I am looking at acquiring a commercial property on a heavily trafficked lo...
Nicholas Stevenson
I am 17 years old, I have 28,000 in cash, What do I do?
Hello, my name is Nicholas,
Ive been interested in real estate investing for a while now, I've been wanting to become a real estate agent since I was 15. I graduated High school a year early, so I can focus more on r...
Nathan Gesner
What to do when Tenant is arrested?
I'm curious how others would handle this situation.Two renters with multiple children were arrested for abusing a child. The child died a few days later and they are both facing murder charges and will never come back...
Bok O.
Hotel investing
Anyone with hotel experience give some investing advice? I want to get into hotel investing but it's very capital intensive. I'm wondering what size of a hotel (ex: 1-2Mil size or 3-5mil or 5-10mil) would you need to ...