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I'm a fan of Kiyosaki's "The Real Book of Real Estate" (c2009 Robert T Kiyosaki / Vanguard Press). In Chapter 5, Craig Coppola introduces his view of the market cycle to help an investor know when to buy, when to sell...
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Hi Guys,My question is pertaining on using the 1031 Tax Exchange on Multi-Family homes. Theoretically, is it possible to remodel a distressed duplex, live on one side, sell the other side, and roll that profit into a ...
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Curious to know if anyone has ever built a single family home on the previous foundation ? I have a .4 acre lot with the foundation from a home that was built in 1932. A new foundation would be nice but damage may be...
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I just want to thank BiggerPockets and the community that follows! I began following about 2.5 years ago just listening to podcasts with a few books mixed in. After a year or so of looking at a property. There was a l...
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Hello BP Community!Two questions both pertaining to Mortgage Insurance. This is assuming I will be house hacking a multi family using a FHA (3.5% down)1. When analyzing a property do you include the mortgage insurance...
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Hi BP!! Need your help I found a property that on foreclosure. I spoke to the owner of the property, they told me that the bank took back the house, so I'm guessing that they are waiting for the eviction, I want to bu...
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Hi all,
I'm looking to house hack a single-family residence in Monmouth County NJ. Was wondering if anyone knew of the best way to look up how many non-related members can be renting out an SFR? Who would be the peo...
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Hi there BP community !I'm getting mixed reviews as it pertains to Sheriff Sales. I live in NJ and have be going to the Ocean County Sheriff sale over the past few weeks and have spoken to different people on the topi...
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Excuse my ignorance, If I submit a contract to purchase a residential lot, what do I write in the financing section (the amount) if I am getting a construction loan to pay for the lot and the construction?Specifically...
I'm a newbie here and I came accross vacant land FSBO and he listed a competitor whose selling about the same size land for $23K higher than his. Thoughts? Is this too good to be true?