Caroline Hedin
New Member in Tacoma, WA
I've filled in my profile a bit so I'll be repeating some I think.I'm an architect and my husband is an engineer. We have a goal of owning enough real estate (buy and hold) to provide a middle class family living so ...
Account Closed
What percentage of your deals come from the MLS using the 70% rule?
Hi everyone, I was just wondering how successful investors are finding great deals on the MLS. I've offered several thousand dollars over asking price on properties in the southside suburbs of Chicago. Everyone has be...
Lindsay Brake
BiggerPockets Podcast helped us make a disaster into dollars
This is a story about how my husband and I stacked the concepts we learned from financial podcasts- live in flipped, travel hacked, BRRR, buy and hold rental real estateI was inspired to write this after hearing the B...
Maya A.
Can someone clarify this paragraph about Lease Option please?
Hello BP community!Reading a book on Lease Options now and got stuck on this one example. Please help me understand what it means. Facts: Seller has a home worth $235,000 and will sell it to you for $225,000 on an 18-...
Joe Jackson
How to protect my liability on rental properties in Illinois
I have about 5 rental units in Chicago, that I own outright, along with a lot of personal equity. I'm planning on getting more rental properties but want to make sure my liabilities are in check and that I protect my...
Antoine Pippens
Building an investing property good idea??
I have been throwing the idea around about building a multi family unit. I’m in Indianapolis where 95% of multi units are in low grade D neighborhoods possibly F! I found nice size lots extremely cheap around 3-12k i...
William Kilburn
Newbie Climbing Mt. Everest - Am I Hopeless?
Hey y’all! I am the definition of newbie. I’ve been interested in real estate for years but never got serious. I belong to the bad credit/no money group. I want to start off with buy and hold investing, but I’m worrie...
Daniel Jackson
Ownership/Compensation Structure & Sweat Equity Advice
Hello! I'm new to the community, and I was hoping to attain some advice.My sibling and I are going to acquire a small office building, which will be leased to tenants.My sibling solely provides the capital for acquis...
Matthew Brand
Trying to understand 2%/50% rules
I'm trying to learn more about REI and am having a little trouble with the 2% and 50% rules. I understand the concept, but I'm having a hard time believing that they're regularly feasible.I currently own one rental pr...
Greg P.
Green Investing worth it?
Hello, I've been investing in Real Estate for awhile now, and recently I've seen some bigger players going into "Green" Investing. Supposedly, they receive rebates and things of that sort from the Government to make ...