Charles Granja
What are normal title fees 400-500k house?
In the past, I have purchased homes and title costs are normally 700-1200$ for homes between 100-250k (California/Missouri/Kansas).For a 420k house (Chicago), I am purchasing they have the total at 3500$, seems like a...
Justin Silverio
DEAL rate - Postcards vs. Letters
I'm hoping the big marketing folks will chime in and provide some stats on the DEAL rate between postcards and yellow letters. I understand that yellow letters have a higher response rate, but rarely do I hear about ...
Albert Ngo
Refinance or NOT ?!?!?!
Hi bigger pockets, I have 10 plus years of experience as a licensed plumber and have close relations to various trades which helps me greatly as I invest! I am a buy and hold inventor. My market is in the greater Bost...
AJ Wong
Vacation Rental Bull's Eye shrinking...
As a realtor specializing in investor friendly and often short term eligible properties, I can attest to the increasing difficulty with determining the eligibility and feasibility of permittable short term rental coas...
Sarah Robertson
Canadian Rental Properties
Looking for Canadian rental property mortgage advice. How long do Canadian investors set their mortgages? In the US it’s most beneficial to choose a 30 year fixed. Here in Canada you can have a 30yr mortgage, but you ...
Matthew Rembish
Fixed Costs?
As I am still a novice in real estate investing, I was wondering if anyone could explain what exactly composes "fixed costs" and if there is a formula out there for calculating it. (Maybe not the exact amount but just...
Veronica Giggers
Repositioning a multifamily property
Hello BP family. We are considering investing in a MF, it is 12 units with over 90% of the property empty, and needs renovations to all the units. I know there are variables to ever situation. But, approximately how l...
Michael Rhodes
Looking for best HELOC terms and rate to borrow on existing renta
I am 38, married, and have 1 rental home. It was my primary until 2016 when we moved to a bigger house and started renting this home out.I'd like a 2nd rental property, eventually 4-5 is my target. I'm an engineer f...
Brian Dolbeare
Determining accurate rent projections for deal analysis...
Hi all, I’m relatively new to real estate investing and I’m struggling with determining accurate market rents in larger markets, like Pittsburgh. I’ve looked at tools like Rentometer and Zillow, but the rent estimates...
Elliot Mitchell
HELOC Terms and Interest Rates
Hey Everyone! I'm in the process of applying for my first HELOC and have a couple questions: I've called about 10 banks and compared the terms and this info is the best out of all of them:Variable interest rate @ prim...