Jesse Aizenstat
ADU Appraisal: Income-based, or....
I live in a really expensive market, in Santa Barbara, CA. Buying a small 2/1 home starts at around 800k. Taking advantage of California's new ADU law, I decided to buy one of these small homes and permit an ADU. (A v...
Michael Fortier
Chicago Multifamily - Current Market
Hi All, I've not only been a long time fan and consumer of BP, but I've had a goal of house hacking a 2-3 unit multifamily property for a couple years now to help facilitate not only an increase in savings from my W2 ...
Andrew Campbell
How we went from 0-72 units in 4 years
A couple of weeks ago, I shared a success story celebrating the fact that I quit my job and closed on a 202-unit the same day. A big reason I was able to do that was the fact we had built a 72-unit portfolio over the ...
Nik Krohn
AZ Property Not Producing (ADVICE PLEASE)
I have done 5 deals in the last 5 years and it has been a home run every time except for my first out of state property. I purchased a property through a "wholesaler" in AZ. The property looked great but I clearly did...
Dan Gustavson
Struggling to figuring out what to charge for rent.
Hello to everyone at BiggerPockets - I was hoping you all could give me some direction how to come up with a solid number to charge for rent as i'm getting a little discouraged. I bought a townhouse three years ago, w...
Kirk Hawkins
$200,000 in the bank...now what?
Hey everyone...If you had $200,000 in the bank...what would you do? Buy a house (like my accountant suggests) or buy an income/investment property like a duplex or triplex or 4-plex? Or...would you look into something...
J. Martin
Success Story: 50 Completed AirB&B Hosts: Great Return, Operating from Different Country, Time Spent, PITA, Lessons Learned, & Shout-Outs!
I’m netting 2-3 times what I normally would be renting this unit for w/o Airbnb! And running it like I’m out of the country! Sweet! :) But had some challenges and failures along the way. And some shout-outs to those w...
Marissa Myers
Vacation rental: best amenities - offer use of a car?
I'm looking to buy an investment property in the desert of CA, for high end renters who come for tennis and Coachella. I want my property to stand out among the others, to maximize occupancy in both the high- and off-...
Chris Eden
Newbie in Cincinnati (NKY) - 2 Deals to chose from
I am a new investor in the Northern Kentucky area. My region is essentially the southern suburb of Cincinnati. I am focusing on an urban area. I am looking to invest in my first property and essentially have two deals...
Kayla M.
Looking to Purchase Outside of California. Any advice?
Hello everyone! I just joined BiggerPockets and I am excited to interact with a community of people who don't think I'm crazy for wanting to invest in real estate. I've been told so many times that it's a bad idea and...