Emily Baratta
Best Rental Market for New Investors
Hi Everyone!I am new to Biggerpockets and looking to invest in my first rental property sometime in the next six months. I live in New York City so I am planning to invest out of state through a turnkey. So far, I re...
Taylor Matthews
BRRRR 4plex Income Based Appraisal loophole?
Hey all,A quick background - I purchased a 4 unit property in the Oakland, CA area that was distressed and severely under rent. I was able to renovate the four units and get the rents over 2x what they were before so ...
Tyler Shields
Chicago Real Estate Agent Licensing Programs/Schools
Hello!
My partner, Amy, and I are taking our first steps into the the world of real estate investing! Accompanied by all the nerves and excitement you could imagine. We've decided our best course of action is for on...
Craig Gifford
Cash out refi illegal in Texas?
I am currently piecing together my first BRRRR investment in Texas. In the interest of adding more properties quickly I am especially interested in the Renovation and Refi sections of the strategy. I reached out to th...
Sean Powers
First STR in Blueridge
Hey guys I am about to close on a home in Blue Ridge, GA and it will be a 2nd home mortgage in my name. I created an LLC to put the house in after closing but I’m a little worried about issues with that. I spoke to my...
Andrew Jones
Renting and Calculating for Depreciation
I'm trying to understand the calculation for depreciation. I used a calculator and entered some numbers to find the yearly depreciation of a rental property. It tells me that it would depreciate in value by 7,700 a ye...
Matt Mitchell
Where to Find Lenders For Wholesaling
Hell everyone! I am very green in terms if experience but I am a long time listener of BP and wanted to reach out to the forums. I have done some research on Wholesaling and it seems like a great way to get into real ...
Ryan Franklin
Raising private money in a syndicated deal
Hi guys...I'm putting together my first syndicated apartment complex deal and I have questions regarding raising private funds in conjunction with bank commercial mortgage lending.For these questions assume I have alr...
Ian W.
Newbie from Naperville, Illinois
Well, the plan is to be living in Naperville in a year or so. I'm originally from the Chicago 'burbs, but currently living in the heart of Tokyo for the next 11 months or so. I was introduced to BP 6 months ago and ha...
Lisa Borowy
Family Member is a Real Estate Agent
Does anyone have advice to share on how to handle when a close family member is a real estate agent, but doesn't specialize in working with investors? I've already experienced some animosity from prior transactions wh...