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Hi good people.I need a advice..I am single 40 years old living in Miami Beach and I would like to stay here.Currently I am paying rent and I have 100k in savings for real estate.What you will do in this market if you...
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Owner occupants get priority over investors in the HUD auctions. That means OO's can bid thousands less than investors and still win the auction.
The problem is that I sometimes get beat by an "OO" who really turn...
Hello everyone,Let me start out by saying I have been stalking BP for a while, but am new member of the community. I plan on doing an introduction shortly, however I have a question that is bothering me. I am still in...
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Hello all,Does anyone purchase properties that are existing STR? Either furnished or unfurnished deals. Does it make any sense at all to look at this type of home, and, if so, does it ever make sense to buy sight-unse...
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Hello fellow BP friends! I am a new investor in Pittsburgh but work as a plumbing fixture rep as my full time career. As such I work with a lot of tradesmen. Throughout the years I've learned a lot about the buildi...
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A friend is getting a divorce, currently lives in her parents' home (they are out of state) and is paying them rent (don't know how much that is). Home is on MLS in hopes that it will sell to "get the money out of it...
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When I think recessions I automatically start thinking about plummeting real estate values and how that could hurt me with my existing portfolio or if i'm in the right position it can be a great time for more acquisit...
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Step 1 Population Growth
Use city-data.com to research the city’s population
Goal: Since the year 2000, has the city’s population gone up at least 20% (Ex: Phoenix, Orlando, Las Vegas, Columbus Ohio)
Step 2 Incom...
The new neighbors smoke marijuana and cigarettes for hours on end every day causing a hostile living environment. My son and I are both affected by secondhand tobacco smoke. Secondhand smoke has been seeping into my a...
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So I've been reading the boards for a while, I am currently deployed and I refined an excel spreadsheet I had worked up before I left the states.
As of right now these are the numbers I'm looking at, and I -THINK- I ...