Hi - first time poster to Bigger Pockets. In 2007 I began construction of a new home, but with the financial crisis of 08/09, my existing home value fell by over 40% and I was unable to sell. My wife and I turned ou...
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Hi Guys,
I'm a newbie to BP and I tried searching for threads on this topic but I couldn't find any =(.
I see that from most posts, there are 3 RE methods: Buy and Hold, Flip, and wholesale. But what a...
Could building houses make you more money than buying existing ones? When should someone use the 1% rule in real estate, and when does this metric point to a cash flow disaster? What’s the best way to get more capital...
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Welcome to our "Question of the Week"! We have all likely looked at, or even bought a fair amount of real estate in your career. Despite all that, we all have that property type that would be our dream. Do you own it?...
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Good evening everyone, I recently moved down to Wichita as some of you all may know. I'm looking to buy or build a home for my family and I here in the near future (leaning towards building). After my family and I mo...
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Hello,I just found out I'm moving to Portland in the September/October time-frame and I'm hoping to get some advice. I've always wanted to get into real estate but have been living (mostly) in Japan for the last 9 ye...
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Ok guys,So check this out...Over the last 4 years, I have always been stumped with the following:1) I've got the money, but can’t find any deals.2) I’ve got the deals, but no money to buy them.3) I’ve got renovated pr...
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My wife and I are under contract on a duplex in the rapidly developing* east side of Austin, TX.We made a $471,000 offer and are approved for a 3.5% FHA loan (as long as the sellers are willing to replace the roof, ad...
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My wife and I are looking to invest in our very first rental property this year. We have been studying up as much as possible and I believe that we have a plan. Our primary residence is in the DC metro area so we are ...
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This is my first project that I'm doing on my own - 425sf addition + upgrading existing house. Permits are at the final stage and I need to decide on a contractor. I've checked references and visited their work on oth...