Eric A.
NYC: To buy my home or invest first?
Question for my seasoned investors and mentors. I'd like to get a healthy debate going here. I live in the very expensive Brooklyn/NYC market. I have about 250k in liquid assets and I earn a high W-2 income. I have a ...
Jason D.
My first BRRRR.... From purchase to refinance
Hello everyone! I want to chronicle my first BRRRR investment and hope to share a success story with all of you. My main purpose is to help new investors, that are thinking about jumping into real estate investing, ge...
Al Williamson
Tenant Request for Compensation
Got a call from a tenant telling me that a blade on her ceiling fan flew off and almost hit her. I apologized but went silent when she said she wanted to be compensated for the mishap. I told her we would talk about i...
Douglas B.
Any tips for low income/section 8 rentals?
I'm ready to buy my first duplex. In our market I can buy a habitable duplex in a low income urban market for 30k. Rents are aprox $500/unit but will likely be low income urban or section 8 tenants. The ROI opportu...
Bob Faulis
$150MM mixed use under way after being broken 20 years, $10MM away
Diary entry One- I just spent a month doing the due diligence, aligning the management team, developing relationship with key players (particularly the lender), and I am almost there. Well, .. . . was almost there. ...
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Net Operating Expenses
What do you qualify as net operating income? I've been using the Property Analysis Tool and removed all of my property expenses - taxes, mortgage, insurance, water, advertising, and some other small expenses directly ...
Alex Winder
Town homes vs single family vs multi family homes in minneapolis
Hello fellow REI just asking opinions of members regarding the pluses and minuses for a first rental property. I have been able to save around 25k cash in the bank with no debt to my name and minimal life expenses (li...
Fiora P.
Remodel primary residence or buy rental..$50k Question
Hi everyone,I’m new here, right now just reading and learning. My husband and I are very interested in starting out, but at the same time, we want or have to do ( Shocking right!!:-). Our biggest dilemma right now is ...
Sarah Lam
San Francisco meet up!
Hi guys,
I've been messaging with a couple of local aspiring investors, and we thought it would be fun to do a casual meet up for drinks/dinner and real estate conversation, of course! Monday, 10/14 at 6:30is...
Grant Nelson
My mom sold a property that was her retirement... now what?
Hi BiggerPockets! My mom is in her 60s and just sold a home in San Francisco that's essentially her retirement. The next step is to reinvest the income into something that'll cash flow to pay for monthly living expens...