Christopher Alley
Does cold weather make single family homes a better investment?
So I've been running the numbers on properties in my local area of central Maine. We get cold winters up here, I mean COLD!... and it seems that the variable cost of heating in the winter is chewing up the potential ...
Matthew Byers
How to calculate owner live-in rental property
Greetings all,So looking at some property numbers with the niffty bigger pockets calculator and I'm having a bit of a time putting the numbers together. Here is the property situation:Single family home with a separat...
Michael Krassos
Appraisal Costs
Hi all, what are you recently paying for an appraisal for a bank/mortgage on a 2-family house in Northern New Jersey. Bergen County if applicable. Is this cost negotiable at all or are we at the mercy of the bank? ...
Account Closed
Tenant Noise Ordinance
Tenant complaint issues...Tenant A which is residential and has a couple of kids. Tenant B which is commercial and in the basement. Tenant A complained that Tenant B would blast their music and the subwoofer is really...
Robert Barnes
Potential New Home Build
Hello BP, I'm looking at getting a piece of land under contract and I'm working on figuring out what it will cost to get utilities and etc to where the house (SFR) will be built. I have costs for water and gas (if i e...
Angela Cooney
Hello from Phoenix, AZ
Hi my name is Angela Cooney. I’ve been listening to biggerpockets podcast and going to real estate meet ups for the past month. I am interested in small multi family units and lease options for single family homes. I ...
Mathew Gunkel
Re: Hunting for 203k leads with a realtor
Hey Everyone,I'm trying to get leads on a multi-family property to house hack into using a 203k loan, and begin my buy and hold journey. My lender has a 203k specialty team, so that should be a plus. I am in the pro...
Todd Ashley
No Conventional/FHA Financing Moving from Single to Multi-Family?
Howdy! I have run into an unexpected road-block during the pre-approval process for buying a small multi-family property (2-4 units). I am planning to buy a small multi and turn my current home into a SFR. Yesterday I...
Hui Kiang
Rent the house to realtor. Good or bad idea?
Hi all,Have any of you ever had experience renting a house to realtors. A realtor family approaches me to ask renting the house to his family of 4 before my open house. They want to move in before the remodel is done ...
Michael P.
Plumbing Cost for Gut Rehab
Hi All and much respected friends. I have a gut rehab project in Astoria, Queens officially underway and I'm finalizing my plumbing contract. I am rehabbing a 3 family house. The plumbing contract involves all new ...