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Hello everyone! I’m a Marine veteran who has spent most of my 15 year professional career post service in project management across multiple industries like aviation, hospitality, tech, and CNC machining. Over the pas...
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Good day everyone!I wanted to run this creative deal by folks and get some input as to whether or not it seems fair for both sides. A partner and I are going to invest in a short term rental together. We are looking f...
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Hello all,Quick preface to question, I have a current tenant who wants to renew and I would like to renew her as well. I have a current duplex running on one electrical panel and looking to have it split as previous t...
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Hey guys I am a huge fan of BiggerPockets and this is my first post on the forum. My questions refer to starting out with rental properties. I understand that the market is significantly inflated right now making it h...
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I found the perfect home and was even more excited to see it had been REO for several years! I made an offer with my real estate agent and the bank countered by barely moving down. After a bit more research (small tow...
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My rehabbing and flipping business is really quite easy to manage in terms of book-keeping. It does not send invoices, do payroll, etc. We have income, expenses, assets and liabilities. These can be categorized for...
Hi All,I've been working along side a Single Family Home developer looking to help identify opportunities to build his homes (at scale) within a 2 hour drive a major MSA where people have been fleeing from due to the ...
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As I "run the numbers" to estimate the cashflow potential of a property, a sticking point for me has always been accurately representing the Vacancy Rate and the Repairs/Maintenance costs. The Vacancy Rate is somethin...
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I've been listening to a lot of BP Rookie podcasts and many folks on the interviews say they buy all their properties in their personal names (single- 4 plex types). Then some also say "I reinvest all my money back i...
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Greetings all.
My spouse and I are interested in getting into real estate investing. We've been learning as much as we can and have gotten as far as deciding what strategy we want to use (buy and hold) as well as a b...