Hello everyone. I'm not old enough to invest in real estate yet, but I plan on house hacking for my first purchase. I have been looking into the idea of "coliving" which basically means dorms for adults. In places li...
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I put "dangerous" in quotes because the insurance companies I'm dealing with seem to think any large dogs are a threat and ban them.
My agent told me that having the tenant get renter's insurance ...
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Hello, I just closed on a property last week and have another one under contract that I will be closing on in august. I wanted to share some key points in what I did to be able to go to closing in hopes that it will h...
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I've been trying to follow what is happening on the STR front nationwide and would love to hear from BP members about what's happening in your particular city/location as far as restrictions? When we bought our prope...
I currently live in California, I'm a licensed Broker in California, but not currently practicing real estate. I own 3 properties in Colorado that have been managed for over 20 years by someone who recently passed....
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Hello everyone!I'm looking at properties in the Union City area, including Jersey City Heights, West New York, and North Bergen, but focused on Union City mainly for the short commute to the city. I live in NYC and gr...
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Greetings everyone,So I’m one week to closing on my first home. I’m purchasing a Duplex with a 203k FHA rehab loan (Property 275k). 1. The first unit needs repairs, nothing major (Estimate 27k). Second unit is occupie...
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I know this topic has been addressed on Bigger Pockets before, but I'm researching an article about the best places to be a landlord (as well as the best places to be a tenant). I'd love to hear from some landlords ab...
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Hello! We love our home state of Colorado, but we're eyeballing the ambitious project of acquiring our first real estate property as a family vacation home which can successfully operate as a short-term vacation renta...
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Colorado Springs, Colorado.
I am flipping a home right now and am torn on one portion of remodel. There is a kitchen but no room for kitchen table or dining area. There is a front room down the hall that could fit a...