James Roux
Buying a destroyed shortsale
Good morning everyone I’ve been looking to buy my first property and it’s a destroyed shortsale house. Needs major repairs stucco all over the outside needs multiple areas repaired plus repair the whole house a roof ,...
Susie Wyshak
1031 IRS exchange extention for California, Georgia & Alabama in 2023
(Oops I can't fix my typo in the subject line!) :(Just read about an incredible extension that 1031IPX is saying the IRS is allowing in certain states this year. The example is making me drool...in a good way. I wasn'...
Thiag Sivalingam
Advice needed - Actual sq ft more than what public records show
We found through home appraisal report and recent architect drawings that the home we purchased is ~200 sq more than what public records show (location: Greater Boston). Is it better to have the city update their reco...
Joseph Godio
Refinance Appraisal - Whose Appraisal?
When refinancing, do banks typically require their own appraiser performs the appraisal or am I able to hire my own appraiser and use that appraisal to support the refinance loan? Will investors obtain multiple appra...
Joshua Zapin
Use Zillow Data to Calculate Rent to Home Value?
I'm interested in buying homes/apartments to rent to create long term cash flow.To that end, I'm trying to find/validate good regions/zip codes where you can get 1-2% of the home value in rent. To that end, I've used ...
Michael Craig
HOW LOW ARE YOU WILLING TO REDUCE RENT FOR A DESIRED TENANT
Hello All, I am a new house hacker living in Saratoga Springs, NY. I have a two bedroom unit that will be available mid 11/2017 and I want to make sure I fill it with a respectful tenant. The market is slow at this ti...
Bob Vollmer
investing in Saint Louis, MO. Good or bad idea?
Good afternoon fellow BPers,My wife and I have been thinking of moving back to the midwest (St. Louis region to be specific) and I was hoping to hear from some experienced St. Louis investors, brokers, lenders or any ...
Sunny Burns
The Best One Sheet Financial Overview Spreadsheet Ever Made!
So we just finished step 3 of the BRRR method on our first real estate purchase. Never could've done it without biggerpockets as you can read from the post where we got a lot of advice and support here.But long story ...
Christopher Clarke
Purchasing a new house
Hello everyone,I am trying to get some clarity on an issue with a potential house that I am in the process of buying. Scenario: I am planning to purchase what I believe to be a multi-family house in MD. The house bein...
Ben Fonohema
Investing in Indianapolis
Hi everyone my name is Ben and Ive been trying to find a good market for buy and hold rentals (single family homes). A lot of research has led me to areas in and around Indianapolis. Are there any investors in that ar...