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Since joining Biggerpockets, I've noticed one thing, everyone labels themselves as "investors". That covers a very wide swath. What specifically do you invest in, and what area of the country, or planet? REO's, short ...
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Long story short, my fiance and I own 5 properties in US and Canada generating about $88K USD of gross annual rental income. 4 are SFH and 1 Duplex. However our estimated annual cash flow is $6500 USD after PITI, prop...
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When should you pay a contractor? Should you pay them in increments, with a deposit in the beginning, again midway through the project and lastly once the project is complete? Or is there a better way to protect both ...
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Hi all,Husband and I are avid BP readers and learners of all things REI, but haven’t started yet. We just bought our own first home this spring.While we save up money for the DP of a rental, we’re exploring different ...
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How does everyone feel about someone who is a first time investor investing in long distance SMF rentals due to the rental market in local area being dismal? (Northern Utah)
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Hi everyone,So a little background: I'm 10 days away from selling my first real estate flip and looking at about a 150 -200k profit. The short version is I purchased a Single family ranch at auction using 100% hard ...
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I own SFRs in Humble, specifically choosing that area to invest and live because of the lower flood risk, but haven’t bought yet this year for lack of deals meeting my strict criteria, so I have some capital.
What i...
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I need some advice dealing with a contractor. I have started renovation on my Maryland property and I hired a contractor. We mutually agreed for him to charge $11,500 for his labor. I would provide all materials a...
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Has anyone bought this "LLC Master Machine" course from Al Aiello? The cost is $695. I listened to a podcast on this and it sounds interesting, but I hate to blow $700 if it isn't worth it. My wife and I are at the...
Hey all, My name is Jeshua, to get right down to it I am a 19 year old about to turn 20, ever since I was about 13-14 and I learned of the concept of rent and landlords I had wanted to be a landlord cause it sounded c...