Good morning everyone! So there are two duplex’s I have been looking at. Both are currently for sale for 105k, down from 135k starting price. Owner says “Bring an offer.” How do you decide how low of an offer to m...

I have a beach property which needed some fascia wood to be replaced and also the roof over the porch along with a few other minor items. The porch is about 18' by 10'. I was referred a contractor so I was definitely ...

I will be rehabbing my investment property (property manager will oversee) and am wondering if contractors expect some upfront payment (e.g carpet layer to buy carpet, cabinet maker for kitchens). I currently have a s...

Yes, nobody has a crystal ball I know.  However, I'd really like to add 3-5 rental homes to my portfolio.  Obviously things are very hot right now. Homes going for over asking, etc so I've refrained from buying anythi...

I was hoping to poll those willing to share on your personal practices for keeping reserves as buy and hold investors. If you are willing to shed some light on your philosophy behind your practices that would be even ...

So far, all of my investments are SFR. Now I have a couple of opportunities: one is a multi-family residential property, the other is a multi-unit executive office property.For the sake of simplicity, let's say you ha...

Hello BiggerPockets!I think a lot of people probably come here looking for the first step in real estate investing, but I'm actually looking for the step just before that. I've had a nagging curiosity about real estat...

How do you build your team of contractors for a rehab job? Do you guys prefer to hire everybody individually or do you prefer to just hire a general contractor so that you don’t have the headache. I’m curious to know ...

Hello all, I am about to close escrow next week on a 3/2, 2/1 duplex in Bakersfield CA. It is located in Oildale, a "rougher" part of town. Fortunately, it is in the north side (north of the river), which has seen som...

I am a new commercial real estate investor. I have never owned any commercial real estate before. I have two residential real estate rentals both locally. This potential new property is out of state, which makes me a ...