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Can you give me your pros/cons of having property managers? We are starting to look in some lower income areas and are wanting someone to handle potential problems. Do you keep all your properties with the same manage...
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I will need to get a HELOC very soon to do renovations on a house that has 100% equity (paid in full). How do I find a good lender with the best rates? The property is in Northeast Texas and I am self employed so taxe...
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Hi all!The house is a 2-family I own that I was planning on occupying in the spring once the tenants left (through legal owner-occupy channels). I get a call from the local police department at 4:30am that there was a...
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Hi there, born and raised in Georgia looking to get hands on with wholesaling.
I would love a fellow veteran Georgian to take me on and groom me but if I can't find one by the end of January, I'm jumping in feet fir...
I've ready several books for the past few months and I think I know enough to at least be able to push through with my first duplex this year. I will be using a VA Loan so me and my wife will have to live next door...
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Let's get all of the stereotypes out of the way. Yes, owning affordable/low income housing is more challenging than your typical A or B class property, you will experience more repairs, turnover and maintenance. How...
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Hi everyone!
My wife and I live in Dallas, Texas and we are new investors and new to BiggerPockets! We have been reading books/forum posts, attending webinars and listening to podcasts as much as possible! Just tryin...
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Hi BP folks, I came across an inspection report for a 25 year old house which was built on Permanent Wood Foundation. What are the things I should be cautious about this kind of foundation? (for eg: grading of the hou...
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Hey I'm hoping to get some feedback from those with more experience landlording than me.I purchased a 2 family house hack situation 5 years ago. I live in one unit and we inherited the tenant in unit 2. Upon purchas...
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I remember reading a blog post a few months back that someone had written about using a third party website that helped reduce their vacancy rate significantly because it would reduce pricing to entice more people to ...