Daniel Barnes
Are my fears about Apartments logical?
Hello, I've recently only dealt with SFH's but, my main goal is to invest in apartments only. I'm getting ready to buy my first apartment deal. A 10 unit apartment that consist of two buildings. They both need some wo...
Melanie Middien
Convert a two bedroom into a one bedroom and a studio for rental?
Hello, I have a duplex (one is a two bedroom) and the second is a gutted two bedroom which I am considering turning into a one bedroom and a studio. My gut tells me that it will be more profitable as a rental and for...
Account Closed
Finding Deals: An AVM for Multifamily
Hello,I'm wondering if people 1) use Automated Valuation Models (AVM) in the small-medium size mulitfamily space to spot under-valued properties by comparing the AVM price (the predicted appraisal value) to the list p...
Bien Nguyen
Pros and cons - Hot Tub
My husband and I close on our first STR in a mid-August. I am curious to hear feedback on pros and cons of having a hot tub as an amenity? We live in an area where it is nice weather for 8-9 months out of the year b...
James Freeman
Keeping existing house we been living in 20 years and buying new
What would be the best way to keep our existing house with good equity and finance a new house? 401K loan? Equity from current house? How much should we pull out if we refinance our 1st mortgage? We have never owned n...
Jacob Brattain
Filling Out and Turning a Medium Sized Park in a Small Town
Hello All,I'm going to look at an out of state mobile home park this weekend that I know is in pretty bad shape and only about 1/3 full. I have SFHs and a few small apartment complexes, but this would be a first for ...
Tim Coppola
Sump pump backups
I bought my first property earlier this year in Chicago and it has a sump pump in the basement unit. Being that this is my first property and I have never dealt with sump pumps before I had someone come out and look a...
Canesha Edwards
Affordable Housing Construction
Hello BiggerPockets Family, I have been on the site for a while but have never pulled the trigger on buying a property, mainly because I couldn't decide on a niche or what direction I wanted to go. However, I glad to ...
Alba Cheung
is it a good time to buy single family rentals in Huntsville?
Hi, I've been searching in Huntsville for two months now. I've come across some single-family homes from the 1960s that have been on the market for a while. The sellers have already reduced the prices, but they'r...
Maxim Lorenz
Yet another question: Pay off mortgage or continue 401k
So I've contemplating for years now whether to roll extra cash that I use to fund my TSP (military 401k) into mortgage payment and pay it off faster. So far I've been maxing out TSP as I understand its tax advantages,...