As a first-time flipper of a SFH with a goal of making at least 10k on the project, would you recommend financing everything with hard money (10.6% and 3 points, loan for $189k, interest $1,717/month) and a personal l...

Hello BP community! I am Alvin Price, from Pflugerville (a suburb of Austin, TX). I am a 20-year employee of the financial services industry who has decided to take the necessary steps toward entrepreneurship and fina...

Hi there, I'm new to Austin SFH investments so not very familiar with the right values to put for projections. I'm mainly looking for long-term appreciation (5-10 years hold) and OK with some negative cashflow in orde...

Hi Folks,
Two questions:
Can someone recommend a good site for a detailed foreclosure listing? I scan Zillow all the time, but I would like to have a more refined search and more pictures. I understand I will pay for...

Hi all, I would love to hear what Austin-area SFH investors are seeing realistically with their current investments. For those of you who have invested in single-family homes in the Austin area, how much money do you ...

Hi!  I'm a computer engineer from Austin, TX.  Except for owning my own home, I'm not a real estate investor yet.  I'm looking to change that in the next year or two.  Like most of the other Austinites on BP posting i...

Hey guys, I wanted to ask a couple difficult questions that have been stuck on my mind. Apologies if these have been answered somewhere already (they probably have)1. Say I own a house outright, and then use that equi...

Hey BiggerPockets fam,Anyone who knows the Bay Area knows that home prices here are on the expensive side. I am currently employed at a great company working as a cashier making $17.25 but because I live(with my paren...

Hey Everyone!I am actually taking one of my first real estate classes in college and every weekend we have to read multiple articles and comment on it. After several weeks of reading I found that houses prices are dec...

Bigger Pockets team,
I am moving to TX in the not-so-distant future and am looking to buy a duplex (owner occupy initially and then rent out both units in the future). There are two new constructions on the market (s...