I found a 4 plex in an area I said I would never invest in but the seller is only asking $15k. It’s not what I would call a war zone but there are still burglaries and drugs in the area. 99 times out of 100 I would wa...

Hello everyone, I live in NY and I want to start my real estate adventure. Unfortunately, the prices around here are not allowing me to do so.  My plan is to make a small purchase, to get my feet wet before I try to m...

Hello BiggerPockets!The motivation behind this post: I realized that if I sell my current home, I could have around $150k to invest, so I'm investigating the best possible usages of it, and if I could achieve financia...

hey BP, I wanted to get your take on a property I'm looking at tomorrow. It's a duplex in a not so good part of town but from my understanding of the owner it's been fully occupied for the last 3 years and each side i...

I called a bank mentioned on BP that supposedly does portfolio loans for flipping.  I said, "i'm interested in getting a loan for house flipping and mentioned that i'm a first time flipper."  The call was over before ...

Hello I'm new to the forum, just looking to learn what I can. Currently have a triplex in Forest Grove Oregon that were renovating to make a 4plex. Recently sold a duplex I bought in 2014, and have sold other single f...

Hello, I wanted to know if there was anyway around the FHA 100mile rule when it comes to using my rental property from the house I am saying at now to the house I want to get into with a FHA loan. The new house is a n...

Hi BP Community,I just passed my 6 pre-requisite courses needed for Texas Real Estate License, and currently in the process of submitting background information, and preparing for the final exam.I'm interested in some...

When weighing the option of Short term, vacation rental vs. long term rental, where do you find vacancy rates for short term properties? 

Situation:I have an older lady who called me up with a sorry story that goes something like this. She is 65 years old and her husband is 80. She has a son who came out of a nasty divorce and is now with his 3 children...