Account Closed
is gut rehabbing a good estimate?
so i was reading this http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67/topics/21771-gut-rehab-costs and got the definition of a gut rehab
"A major restoration project on an old house or other building, ripping out ...
Laura H.
The Shell Game - Pay off Debts or Invest?
I'm trying to take the approach of having my money work for me instead of the other way around. The struggle, however, is balancing what looks good on paper with what I want to do; being disciplined and careful, but n...
Michael Anderson
Need help determining my best financing option
All,I am diving in the pool of real estate investing. I believe I have several options and would like advice on picking the best one. To help with the decision here is a little about my current situation. My wife and ...
Mihir Bhimaraju
House hacking through Airbnb
Hello BPers!I was initially hesitant to post this as I was contemplating whether this is a success story yet, but I'll let the BP world to decide. I'm sure everyone has a story on how they came across BP and here's mi...
Austin Phelps
What would you do in my position? Feeling like we're ready
My wife and I (both 27) currently live in Cape Canaveral/Cocoa Beach, FL and make about 250k a year combined with a net worth of about 250k as well. We're looking to begin investing in real estate to increase our inco...
Jason Jenkins
How does one evaluate vacant commercial properties?
Bill Gulley,
How does one go about evaluating a vacant commercial property?
Charles Player
Can a portfolio loan help me?
I own a house and I have one rental. I'm looking for a second rental. Will a bank give me a portfolio loan to buy a house? I'm looking at houses in the $80000 range and lower. Credit is like a 720. Can any banking pro...
Matt Donley
How the deposit affects cash flow
I hear so much about how important it is to have positive cash flow when analyzing a property to buy and hold. What I don't hear is how the deposit you put down on a property affects the cash flow (by directly affecti...
David Beard
Private Lending for Buy & Hold
I was interested to hear what others might be doing in securing non-bank financing. We all have a circle of potential lenders/acquaintances that we could tap, without the hassle (or outright impossibility) of dealing...
Nick Anderson
Is “Rich Dad” wrong?
I have seen so many people credit Rob Kiyosaki and his “Rich Dad Poor Dad” book to their starts in Real Estate, myself included.Recently he has come out with some comments projecting a huge crash in the RE market. Mos...