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The tenants ‘boyfriend’ leaves the property and oddly enough, another male shows up for a short amount of time. This happens regularly, according to the on-site care taker of the property. There’s either drug dealing,...
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I've seen a lot of posts about people eager to start an RAL and wanted to share some of the costly lessons I have learned and hopefully you can realize it before embarking on these projects. I've noticed the usual pos...
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Am I missing something? I’m struggling to see how I can afford to get into a second house with my current DTI. I own a house that I am living in with a VA loan and want to buy a different home and move into that as my...
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Hey guys, I'm very new to BiggerPockets and RE investing in general. I am very eager to get started and will be spending a lot time learning from you guys around here.So for those who are house hacking Seattle, I was ...
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One of my tenants will be moving in July and I am beginning to do tours for the turn over for potential renters and the moving tenant is asking for us not to do tours due to safety concerns because of covid. I notifie...
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We’re buying a coastal property and made the mistake of not getting references for an agent in that area. The one we ended up with is incompetent. Skipping past other issues to the about to be deal-breaker: We’re past...
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Idea is to get an outdated SFR or a multi-unit. Where I can add value either by renovating and adding more square footage or an ADU if it makes sense. Depending how outdated the property is, I'll either get a contract...
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I am looking to start my real estate investing career by the end of this year, or early next year. I have read the BRRRR book, as I am highly interested in this strategy, because it lines up with my investing goals. M...
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Hi BP Nation,I have always had this argument with folks around me who believe that rent to value ratio is a better metric than ROI for analyzing investment properties. The price-to-rent ratio is the ratio of resident...