Samara Rivers
Should I live in my rental First
Hello All,I am a new investor. I am seeking advice on purchasing a potential rental. I would like to purchase with an FHA and live it for a year and then rent it out. I have done the numbers, but I cannot see the loss...
Karl Fabian
Hello From Arizona Also
I'm here as a retired volunteering expert in structural wood destroying pests and organisms. I have not done any investments since dumping everything 3 years ago. Should have put it all in gold then. I have decided to...
Mark Ruvelson
High Vacancy Rates Create Anxiety- and Opportunity
Hi all, I'm new to Bigger Pockets and this is my first post. I'm a seasoned virtual real estate investor (landlord) and probably like many of you, I'm seeing and hearing more and more about rising vacancy rates (New Y...
Sandra Stone
Charge for vacant room?
One of the rooms in my rental became available as of March 1. I found a tenant who reserved the room but she is not able to move in until the 20th. I'm having work done in the house and one of the other occupants mo...
Account Closed
Sell Current Home and Upgrade or Keep as Rental
I am new to BP and have stumbled upon it because I was searching for a better way to solve our situation. We have lived in our current home which is in a highly-rated district in Southern California since 2010. Now th...
Monte Mabry
Builders Risk or Vacancy Policy
Hi Bigger Pockets! I am closing on a property next week with a hard money loan. The rehab is $45k and expected to take about two months. I have been quoted a vacancy policy and a builders risk policy but no one has be...
Laneit Jones
Hello from a fellow investor
Hello. My husband and I live in the Austin area. We partner with other investors on residential properties in Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Houston. I am looking to connect with HMLs and investors on future deals.
Brendan Prendergast
real estate investing for high income earner?
hello all. first post here. I am interested in getting into the real estate investing world and have a few introductory questions. Unlike many of you, I have no interest in doing this full time (at least not until ...
Nicholas Varner
Unlimited Passive Losses as a Real Estate Professional
In my last post of 2015, Top 5 Reason to Buy Real Estate Not Named Cash Flow I brought up some reasons that investors may consider real estate a potentially sound investment due to other reasons than cash flow. Before...
Arn Cenedella
Transitioning from Active Investments to Passive Investments
I have invested in rental properties since 1986. These have mostly been single family houses. And they have done very well for me. These are not grand slam investments but solid line drive base hits over time. They ha...