Mitchell Robert Classen
23 Years Young, First Flip, $36K P-R-O-F-I-T
The last time I made a post I had just closed on my first house. I bought it to flip. The rehab took about 5 months. Once it was listed, it was under contract in 2 days with an over-asking price offer. Rehab Scope: - ...
Violet Minnella
USAA's REAL ESTATE REWARDS NETWORK
Has anyone ever joined the USAA Real Estate Rewards Network? A few highlights from the description of the program:Access to a select group of top-performing real estate agents who help you through the home buying or s...
Kirk B
Dirty Little Secret?
I am trying to find a study with data on the operating expense ratio for residential real estate, and hopefully something that applies to my area. I want to use the data to prove this ratio to my real estate agent. He...
Bart H.
New Member form Dallas
Hello all.Thanks for letting me be a small part of this great Bigger pockets community.My wife (who is also a new BP member) and I have been investing in Dallas real estate since June of 2013.So far we have gone slowl...
Jay Thomas
Lesson learned from My First Deal. What could I have done?
I just closed on my first buy and hold deal, a HUD foreclosure. The closing process was way different from when I closed on my personal residence. I was hoping this HUD foreclosure process would be similar to that and...
Zeke Nickie
First time investor
What price range should a first-time investor look for and where did you start and how did you start
Daniella Lamis
Hybrid college student rental + STR in the summer? Can this work?
Hello! We are considering purchasing a home in a college town (where our daughter attends school) as a long term student rental but turn it into a STR during the summer and winter breaks. We would write this into the...
Patrick Britton
Smartest (and dumbest) areas to DIY
Hi,Looking at a fixer upper needing everything (let's assume), what areas could be best done by the owner? My personal opinion is that a lot of the demo could be done by the homeowner, as well as anything else that's...
Melissa M.
Vacation Rental Properties
I would like to get thoughts and opinions on investing in vacation rental properties (pros and cons). I currently own a non-vacation rental duplex property but was thinking of diversifying with my next investment prop...
Clinton Holmes
Who Rents from You?
Hello BP!
One mistake I think many new landlords, myself included, make when starting out is that they don't think about WHO they want to rent to and WHAT unique value / amenity they have to offer those rente...