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Hello!Per Brandon Turner's advice in his "The Book on Rental Property Investing" I've been allocating a few hours a day to analyze some properties using the BP's "Rental Property Calculator". I've found a few homes (L...
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Yesterday evening my wife and I closed on our first real estate investment property. I found Bigger Pockets about 3 years ago, so you could say it's been a long time getting to this point, although it's mostly due to ...
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Hello Everyone, new to Bigger Pockets and very excited. Any advice for a newbie?
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Am looking at this triplex which has a good positive cash flow and has a good rental record, with vacancy less than 5%. Its probably in B- neighborhood. I am estimating 10% cap rate, 5% repair and 10% PM costs and hav...
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Hi Everyone! I am a first time investor and I am home hacking in Chattanooga, TN. Great location, bungalow style, single family home with free standing apartment. I am under contract- the main house was built in 1920,...
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easy question I think...do I need one? If not, does having one help? I see it as if I'm going to invest money to learn anything, why not real go for the licensing, right? Been reading up on this lately and my guess is...
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Hello All
My name is Joel. I am from Massachusetts currently residing in beautiful Connecticut. I am a young professional looking to get a jump start on the real estate game! I have always been interested in ...
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Hi all,I'm Christine Rhodes and am a NEW investor (wannabe) in Littleton Colo. My focus is fix-n-flip.My background is > 20 years in construction-from Purchasing Manager at a large residential wholesale supplier to...
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Having lived in "the valley" for some time, my family and I have been looking into purchasing a few rentals in the Conway/Bartlett area. Though deals seem hard to find, it doesn't seem impossible. I am wondering if an...
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Experienced investors what are the pros and cons of investing in a condo or apartment for your first rental property or flip? I can see the cost to entry being a positive one but I am looking to weighing all the optio...