One question always in my head.People always talk about buying apartment buildings (5+ units) is good because of the forced appreciation. Forced appreciation usually happens when investors buy a distressed property, ...
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Presidential Biden has rolled out his proposed tax plan with two major pillars that will impact real estate: 1) Elimination of the 1031 exchange provision 2) Elimination of long term capital gains.
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Investment Info:
Condo buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $375,000
Cash invested: $80,000
Sale price: $605,000
Bought above market rate, held on for 3 years and sold to take out gain for ...
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Hi Biggerpockets community,
I am at the start of my investing career and am trying to analyze 5 properties a day to become more proficient in what is a good vs. bad deal, and what to offer on a property. I have used ...
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Hi,I have a potential tenant to occupy one of the vacant unit in Eastern MA area, it's a 3 bed 1 bath apartment. Tenant is requesting me to upgrade the cabinets in the kitchen because she thinks cabinets are old. As p...
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Hi,I have an older 1,300 sqft rental home that I'm rehabbing in GA. Do i need to upgrade the breaker box from 100 to 200 amps? How much is the average cost for the upgrade? The stove & hot water heater are curr...
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Our current primary is going to be our first MTR and first investment property to be clear! It needs siding, 3 full bathrooms updated, some overhead lighting installs and upgrades, drywall repairs, some exterior upgra...
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We are purchasing a flip property in Cape May, NJ and the septic system may be undersized given the addition of a guest house to the property. Does the septic system have to be updated prior to sale to qualify for con...
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New 4-family property.At Arch Buyers, my business partner and I just bought a 4-family property in St. Louis County. The two upstairs units have brand new duct-work. There are furnaces in the attic to provide forced a...
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Hello BiggerPockets World,My name is Patrick O'Neill, I live in Philadelphia and I am just getting into REI. I am a general contractor/handyman and interior painter so I have the liberty to schedule my schedule as I p...