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Hello! My name is Bill Brock. I'm a 33 yr old married Austinite Healthcare Software Developer by day, and an enthusiastic RE Investor by night. I starting in REI in February 2018 when I turned my previous primary resi...
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I am really drawn to the idea of building a large portfolio in low income and affordable housing areas. Areas were 90% or more of my tenants will be on sec 8 and government assistance programs. Some of the concerns I ...
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I've been going back and forth over what to do and would appreciate any feedback. A couple months ago we purchased a SFH with cash and an unsecured credit line ($20,000). The line is interest monthly with a variable i...
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Hello all, my family is planning to do a 1031 exchange where we sell a multifamily building we own in New York, to buy a piece of land in Texas and turn it into a manufactured home community. Funds from the sale would...
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Hello BP. I'm a native Memphian, currently living and working in Dubai. I'll be home for the holidays, and I want to invest in 2-4 door multi families or a couple of single families. I want to pay cash. I fully unders...
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Hi everyone! My husband and I are looking to finally buy a home in SF. We've saved up and now that we've had twins - we think its time to make a purchase at $2-3MM even though this overheated market is a little terrif...
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Hey All,I'm approaching my year of owner-occupancy on my first house hack this May. It currently covers all my living expenses, and when I move out would flow roughly $650 for me. Pretty stoked about that. I've been d...
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Welcome, new members! It's fantastic to see the Bigger Pockets community growing with enthusiastic individuals eager to take the plunge into real estate investing. For those gearing up to buy their first investment pr...
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I am curious about understanding typical expenses in the twin cities region. I have been looking on the MLS and a lot of the houses I have been seeing are rather old, typically built between 1900 - 1920. Of course, t...
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So, I rent out my basement floors to some friends. We have no lease and it was intended to be short term. The term has gotten longer, which we're ok with, but now they have some "needed maintenance". 1) I have yet to...