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I am in my 180-day period for a 1031 exchange with $2mm in escrow and two properties under contract: a stabilizing self storage deal in a small but growing market and a NNN deal with three QSR (two credit quality nati...
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I wanted to see what top 10 cities and towns would be good to acquire rental property in? Good as in terms of acquiring for a first time buyer/ beginner investor, and if the property the area is in can appreciate over...
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Hi All,
I'd like to start by saying thank you to anyone taking the time to read this post and reply! This is my first post on BiggerPockets. I've been reading financial books on real estate and stock investing. I jus...
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It is apparent that the motivator in real estate investing is gaining financial freedom. Great ROIs are goal….hot up and coming areas are ideal….BUT….how does creating NICE, low income housing (sfr or multi) fit into ...
I am a novice RE Investor and have several questions about this area of investing. Many people interchange Bird-dogging and Wholesaling. I have studied a great deal and am ready to begin my career in this field. I wan...
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Howdy BP folks, I am firstimer, please bear my lengthy writeup.Need some inputs for deciding to build ADU unit in side yard of my house. Situation: Have a day job along with a kid. Cannot spend full time on the projec...
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After 30 years of working my *** off to get an extra percent or two in the stock market, I've finally realized that I should be investing in real estate.Better late than never.First of all, Thank You to all the poster...
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When you're hiring a contractor, how do you handle payment. Will they want payment before? If so, it doesn't make much sense to pay until you're sure the work is complete, right?
It makes sense to me to pay half be...
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The 20% downpayment on my first multi-family is holding me back. The money is there but with additional money to be spent fixing the place up it is going to shrink my savings quite a bit. I'm curious to hear what ot...
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Hey all,I am interested in passively investing in real estate via turnkey properties and wanted to get the BP community’s thoughts and recommendations on what turnkey provider to use and what market is best for both a...