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Hello! I'm completely new to investing, and am looking for advise. I'm looking at buying my first rental - a SFH in the Midwest. Currently I'm looking in Indianapolis and Detriot. I currently live in Sacramento, CA. ...
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I am looking at getting into multi unit investing. Have no prior real estate experience but have pretty extensive business experience, managing cash flow, people etc.
I currently have a portfolio of businesses that ...
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Meeting with a Seller tomorrow to discuss my offer. I was going to provide him a list of what needs to be repaired and the costs associated with those repairs to further substantiate my offer. He has already verbally ...
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Hello, Just started out listening to Bigger Pockets podcasts and looking into real estate investing. My wife and I are in our mid twenties in a suburb of Seattle making a combined 90,000 dollars and we have no debt. T...
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I have been trying hard to try and build my fathers real estate portfolio. He buys SFH with cash and let’s them sit. He knows it’s not the best way to utilize his income, so he’s open to other ideas.I have been studyi...
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Greetings BP!!There is a significant difference between the down payment required with 20-25% conventional down payments versus FHA 3.5% with house hacking type scenarios, what kind of return should be aimed for when ...
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Hi,I am new to BP and generally new to real estate investing although I have some family members to lean off of who have a handful of SFR. My original investment strategy was built off of buying county tax sale proper...
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How local are real estate markets? Basically, how similar is a market in one neighborhood versus a city in general versus nationally, etc.? If the national real estate market is a hot sellerr's market, how likely woul...
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Hi everyone,I'm new to the biggerpockets community. It's been years since I have been involved in REI but I am ready to get back in. I failed the first time around and quit because I was weak and fearful. Since then I...
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Hey Everyone,New to BP and I'm excited to get started.I'm reading through the Beginners Guide right now and am curious to know the thought process behind determining a "good deal" within a buy and hold strategy? For e...