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Morning BiggerPockets community!I hope everyone is doing well and thriving. I am currently on the market to purchase my first investment property which will be a STR and am extremely excited to finally jump in!With th...
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Hello BP community.
I was wondering if anyone had any advice or different systems they use to estimate what the rehab price would be of a property. I am trying to wholesale distressed properties in MA, but am having...
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We just closed on a bank-owned property w/city services and today I had an appt to get the water turned back on at the street. The city water guy told me there's a leak somewhere between the curb box and the house.
I...
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Ok, well... Ive never flipped a house before, I have no idea what supplies and materials cost, and I dont know what's a good price for a decent contractor. How do you guys figure out this cost on your first flip?
Can I get some feedback on the following pay for property data sites:
A) Realtytrac.com
B) Defaultreasearch.com
C) Myrealtydata.com
D) Buybankhomes.com
E) Forclosures.com
F) Realtystore.com
Any other sources that wo...
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Hello!First-time investor here, in need of some advice from the BP experts! My husband and I are very interested in buying a vacation rental property in either Big Bear or Lake Arrowhead, CA. We live in Orange County,...
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I am trying to figure out a method to identify the best place (Metropolitan Area) in the US to find a "buy and hold" property.
A common method is to identify several parameters, score each of them.
I identified the f...
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Hello guys. So we have our first home that we are looking to rent out starting around the summer. Been going back and forth trying to decide if we should STR or rent out as a regular rental. Looking for some pros and ...
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Hi everyone, here is the housing market update I publish for clients each months. As always, there are some interesting surprises! This is data for the Chicagoland metro area sourced from Midwest Real Estate Data LLC....
Does anyone live and/or invest in Collingswood NJ? I live in Northern NJ and came across some nice multifamily units there. The town looks really quaint with charm, vibrant restaurant scene and farmers market and the ...