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I'm looking for a new screening service. The one I use now emails the tenants and asks them to to sign up and approve, etc. The system sends them an email and makes them jump through hoops, even though I enter their i...
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Got an emergency call last week that one of the units toilet wouldn't flush and was backing up into the shower. My plumber went and discovered tush wipes sitting ON the toilet tank while trying to test the toilet. He ...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community!I am planning on investing in my first property in the next 4 - 6 months and I had a question regarding HML financing. I am leaning towards a Buy-Rehab-Rent-Refinance approach and was th...
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Apart from a lot of insurance claims.. how does price react short term?
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Investment Info:
Retail commercial investment investment.
Purchase price: $1,600,000
This property was purchased due to it's stable cash flow and motivated seller. The seller was having problems with hi...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $132,000
Cash invested: $27,000
Aug 2020, I purchased my first investment property, an early 1900's Triplex ...
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My question is whether or not I should execute a HELOC. Im approved for 18,000. I dont need any of that money right now. Should I go through with it just to have it as a source of backup liquid asset? Pros, cons?
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I know you have to live in your primary home for a year before you can turn it into a rental. If I was to refinance to get a better rate, would that 1 year period reset?
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The January 2018 Central Texas Housing Market Report is out from the Austin Board of REALTORS®. Initial signs point to a strong housing market for 2018. Single-family home sales were up in January compared to this tim...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $215,000
Cash invested: $90,000
Contributors:
Tyson Thompson
Purchased from a wholesaler after we h...