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Hello,My wife and I found a home we like on www.hudhomestore.gov that seems like a good deal at face value for a potential flip or long term rental, but we have never purchased a home from them and wanted to find out ...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
A 3/2 in the Orlando area that I used as a house hack, and now rent to a family
What made you interested in investing in this type...
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Can anyone list some benefits/drawbacks of purchasing an REO property?Im sure there are more details I need to be aware of such as home inspection, making sure title and CofO are up to snuff. Any other big triggers I ...
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We have been seriously looking at properties for the last 6 weeks and have offered on 7 so far. I know it is a competitive market and we are making offers at or above asking in most cases but will need to finance wit...
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Today's market is extremely competitive. While I am eager to use the BRRRR method, i want to start by buying a vacation rental property using some of my savings and expect a good ROI and positive cash flow every month...
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All - Fellow home buyer here.
I've had an absolute wide range of experiences buying a home. One experience was great, while others were terrible.
I wanted to get my fellow home buyers together (current and previous)...
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Hi everyone, my name is Brendan and I have been working the the multifamily sector for the past 5 years as an acquisitions officer. My hobbies include yelling at the TV while watching sports and popping bubble wrap. I...
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Hello Everyone,just here to vent 😮💨. I'm feeling really disappointed today. I've been a fan of biggerpockets for some time now with the aspirations of acquiring a FHA loan to buy a multi-family. Me and my siblings ar...
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They are now doing a reality show on the Phoenix auctions. A friend told me once they started Storage Wars, the number of people at auctions tripled. This is good for bidding services but bad for investors. Time to...
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So I’ve lost the Majority of my offers to cash buyers. I’ve saved quite a bit but not enough to Start cash bidding. I also have a 2\1 house here in Chattanooga tn. 895 a month rent, mortgage w/escrow is 510. According...