Kalle Maggio
Having Our First Home Pay for the Upgrades
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) fix & flip investment in South Setauket.
Purchase price: $325,000
Cash invested: $48,750
Purchased a single family fixer upper with the intent to c...
Andy Sabisch
Input on purchase options . . . timing is never right :)
Have a question
and looking for options. Seems like deals are either feast or famine at
times as many of you can attest to . . . we found a great SFR
that was priced well below market value due to a secondary st...
Troy Forney
How I got started really investing in Real Estate
I wanted to take some time to tell my story to BiggerPockets about BiggerPockets. Around 2014 I was considering buying the last remaining parter out of a single family home rental that we had owned since 2007. Like m...
Chuck H.
Biden administration capital gains and 1031 exchange
I'm not sure if this has been discussed, or discussed lately, but Biden announced his proposal to almost double the capital gains tax rate for high earning individuals to 39.6%, and up to 43.4% for some.He has floated...
Daniel Collins
Livingroom used as a Bedroom
I have two questions. We have 3 tenants moving into a 2 bedroom condo and they want to use the livingroom as a bedroom. Is this legal? Also they broke the blinds and a screen for the door two days after moving in. ...
Marc Izquierdo
HUD foreclosure bid question
Hi everyone,
Back in August of 2017, I found a HUD foreclosure on the MLS, contacted an agent, walked through it, and placed a bid. The property was listed at 55k. I put a bid in for approximately 65k. The next da...
Robin Grimes
Do you ever waive late fees?
When I started out landlording I would often waive late fees, trying to be a nice guy and thought I was helping out my tenants. After a while I discovered that this set a terrible precedent with the tenants. To the...
Joshua Dorkin
BP Update: Announcing The NEW BiggerPockets Real Estate Marketplace
As Project Simplify continues, we share another important announcement with you.
In order to remove any and all confusion that exists about where users should post their ads, deals, or solicitations, we've merged all...
Rob Terpilowski
Need attorney for Land Use Variance application?
I have acquired a property in the city of Tacoma which is configured as a duplex, but was never legally done so. The land use codes say that the a lot for a duplex needs to be at least 6,000 sq. ft, and this lot is 5...
Davon Lowery
Avg. Teardown costs in Chicago
Does anyone have a company that they use for their house tear downs in Chicago; if so, whats your average cost for a SFH and or MFH?Turn around time conveniences and inconveniences? Worthwhile endeavor? Architect? Bui...