Jennifer White
What you wish you knew for your first deal
Hey everyone,My husband and I are looking into investing in our first single family or multifamily home. We are practicing more with the calculators and assessing deals but I'm sure there are plenty of things we have...
Edwin Campos
First 5 actions you took to be a real estate investor?
What were the first 5 steps you took to get started on your real estate investing venture?
Gaurav Dhir
Moving to Canada - which city should I choose?
HiI have just joined BiggerPockets and am amazed at the amount of information available and the way members are helping each other out. Thanks to everyone taking time out to reply to queries.I am a recent Canadian Per...
Nicolas Franckenfeld
How to 'hide' from your tenants. Need suggestions.
I, like most of owners with more than a handful of leases, tend to put some sort of separation between the tenants and me. With most properties, this separation, usually via a management company, is desired to preve...
Les Z.
looking to buy rental property in any state - 100k down, traditional financing
Hi all,I've been looking to invest in rental properties for a bit of time. I am currently located in Illinois (Chicagoland). I looked around this area, however the taxes here range from 5k-12k on typical home which ...
Sterling Stroud
Tenant refusing to get renters insurance
Hello, So a potential renter of mine is insistent that they do not need renters insurance even though I have told them how cheap it is and that it is highly recommended. Renters insurance is not required by law in Vir...
Nick M.
% interest to charge for Land Contract
A tenant is interested in buying the house he is renting from me via Land Contract. I have not done this before and would like some opinions on what to look for and how to set up the payment?
I am curious what commo...
Account Closed
Which Markets Might Take A Tumble?
With the inflation we’re seeing, what are your predictions on the RE market? Which markets do you think might take the biggest tumble? Smallest tumble? Do you think any market is safe from a market fall (not sure it’l...
Account Closed
My first flip- Profit: 19,100
Hey everyone, I finally was able to put my deal under contract (again) and we are scheduled to close on May 6. Even though I feel happy about the outcome, I could have done a better job with the design of the flip whi...
Matt R.
The changing face of Los Angeles - Gentrification areas
Ucla recently covered this topic. LA has 85 hoods and the population is predicted to grow 30% by 2030. The city is looking for solutions to help with the housing shortages including allowing granny flats in backyards....