Daniela R.
Are 18K of repairs worth it, for a 225K in a good location?
So, this is my issue. I am first time home buyer, and first generation home buyer as well. No one in my family ever owned a property. Just graduated and wanted to get my own place after saving a lot. This whole proces...
Kurt Kline
Best Route to Save Money for First Deal
Hello,I started researching real estate a few months ago. I have read a few books, listened to the BiggerPockets Podcast, and attended a local real estate meetup. I am 23, and I just started working at a tech firm abo...
Matthew J. T.
Putting Earnest Money
When having the seller sign the contract, I understand that you can put 10$ on it to secure the contract, but if seller asks you why you are putting in so little what do you them? Don't they want to know that you are ...
Peter Mikhjian
Duplex Investment Property Evaluation - Looking for feedback
Hi everyone, i'm just about to close on a duplex investment property i've been looking at for a few weeks and I wanted to get some feedback on what everyone thinks, here are the details:Property: Duplex, both sides ar...
David Robertson
Rehab- Business Accounting Questions
I am currently looking for my first rehab project and had some questions on the accounting process. I am assuming that I will need to track the amount of money used for the repairs, holding costs, realtor fees, etc i...
Tom Medwin
Can do the deal with FHA End Buyer BUT....
....the lender is telling me I can't make more than 20% in the deal. They know there is a waiver for that but they don't have investors who will buy their loan if they do that. Sooooo, should I:
A) Forget about the...
Danny Mak
Hire Contractor or Fix Myself?
It is with great excitement that I am writing this post. I am going through closing on my first home! It seems like a dream because I have been researching for so long and I never knew when the right property would co...
James Friedrichsen
lets talk taxes
Ok investors, I've been trying to wrap my head around all these different taxes that rehab/flipping businesses are subject to....cant anyone put the different types into laymans terms or at least point me in the right...
Account Closed
7 years to 7 figure wealth?
Has anyone been exposed to the real estae in your twenties article titled "7 years to 7 figure wealth?" I am an eighteen year old looking to start real estate investing and would like to follow this plan. The numbers...
Bryan Hancock
The Case For A Geometric Mean For Quoting Returns
Return citations were getting thrown around on another thread a few weeks ago so I took the liberty of dusting off some old finance texts where people try to get quite specific about citing returns. The case is made ...