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New member to Bigger Pockets. Just want to say hi. By trade I am an engineer and have always enjoyed real estate. Ideally, I am looking to reduce my exposure in the stock market and start learning more about note i...
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I’ve been analyzing deals for a couple years now and have both a brrrr and a flip under my belt. I’m very familiar with the 70% rule, 1% rule, 50% rule, etc etc for rentals. Are there any rules of thumb for analyzing ...
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Hi, First post here. :)
First time home buyer in California, seller is willing to credit back $10K on a million dollar sale price. What's the pros and con on price reduction vs. closing credit? I received a lot of mi...
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Does anyone know of reasonable rental property insurance companies for south Louisiana? Since the last hurricanes, the insurance on my rentals has almost tripled which basically eliminated any cash flow on my propert...
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Thought about using Google Voice with Mojo or BatchDialer, but I’m afraid of it being marked as “spam”
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Hello BP, Does anyone in the Chicagoland area have advice on an accountant well versed in real estate? I find that most claim to know it all, but few actually know even the basics about maximizing the tax laws to help...
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I have a rental property that I would like to purchase but the seller is adding a questionable clause to the purchase agreement. The seller wants to specify how much the land and the improvements are separately for t...
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Never ever thought that this would HAPPEN but Hurricane Mathew has ravaged 8 of my units with four feet of water. In one day, 8 of my units went from cash flow positive to cash flow negative. Being without flood insu...
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I am under contract for a fourplex that has asbestos siding. I noticed on Zillow that asbestos was listed as a building material, but I didn't pay attention to it until my insurance agent mentioned it. The property ap...
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I've been renting in Austin, Texas for the last year because I can't really afford to buy here. My current rent is about $1,350 and I found a condo listed at 215k, which I think I could get at 200k. That would put my ...