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Hi everybody, I just bought my first property in Aiea, HI (on the outskirts of Honolulu) and am set to close the first week of October! I've been on BP for a looong time, but my real estate investing dreams were put o...
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It is with great excitement that I am writing this post. I am going through closing on my first home! It seems like a dream because I have been researching for so long and I never knew when the right property would co...
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Hello! When you are analyzing deals, how best can you estimate what the rehab costs would be for the property, especially if you are not local to the area and are judging mainly based off of the pictures?
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I closed on this beauty earlier this month (Dec. 2018) and it has been quite exasperating dealing with the seller and the hard money lender! She's a 3/1, 1,200 sqft home in East Point, GA - a perfect starter home if y...
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I wanted to get some advice/opinions from with some experienced minds here.I plan on purchasing a new home as a primary residence this year. The idea would be to then move into a new primary residence, and rent out o...
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I decided that I would like to keep a chronological record of my current project and share it with everyone. So here it is!
This is my new building on the corner of 27th and Market St in Galveston, Tx. It was origi...
Okay here's the deal. I'm looking to invest in my first buy and hold property very soon and expand from there. I work as a nurse and I like what I do, it pays the bills, I have excellent job security and I can literal...
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Hey all,I bought my first property a 2BR/2BA In April of last year (before I found BP or how to calculate cash-flowing properties), been living in it until about a month and a half ago. I'm moving out of the country ...
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Hey BiggerPockets Crew - Rent Control proposals are big deal for many national multifamily markets as the trend trickles across the country: Rent control in one form or another seems to be on the horizon for Boston an...