Jon B.
Am I Being Too Pessimistic?
So I'm pretty much ready to start my house hunting process but it seems like my pessimism is overtaking everything that I think. I'm looking at Orange county NY and looking at a 2-4 unit property, where I'll live in ...
Rida Vulic
Is this the right time to buy property in the States?
With the dollar plummeting to an all time low and predictions that it will continue to drop it seems like a good time for me to buy as I am currently in Europe and converting my Euros to dollars. However the dollar cr...
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Don't buy, rent instead?
Hey - Did anyone read this article on MSN recently? It's an article about the benefits of renting instead of buying. He tries to make the case that the stock market is a smarter investment. Thoughts??
http://articles...
Jon Klaus
East Austin Spec Duplex
Last year I bought a house on a corner lot one mile east of the Texas state capital building. An agent brought it to me before it was about to be listed. The seller was asking 250K so I wrote up an offer for that amou...
Jeremy Baker
New Member From Denver, CO
Hi Everyone!
I just joined BP as my wife and I are new to investing in real estate. We have a condo in Kihei, Maui that we bought in 2012 and have been successful renting it out short term as a vacation cond...
Christine Glasner
A car smashed into our rental property!
Okay, so I get home yesterday and there is a message on my phone from my stepdaughter. "Christine, you might want to check out Facebook. There is a picture on there with a car crashed through the front of a house a...
Paul Sandhu
What's the most drama you've had with an STR?
Monday was a rain day for my tenants. They couldn't work. Guy #1 called me and asked if there was any work he could do. I gave him a chainsaw and told him to clear out all the overgrown trees around a STR. Found o...
Yannick Dos Santos
Foreign person taking a jump into real estate investment
Hi everyone at the Biggerpockets community. I am proud to be now a member of this big family, reading stories and peoples experiences in property investments. I have migrated to Australia from South America looking fo...
Heyward Lovett
Building your portfolio w/out experience in the industry.
1. Total gut renovation project-Brooklyn, NY 2. Investment opportunity-West Palm BeachI've spoken w/countless investors about investing in my deals and running into the same issue. What's your experience? How do I saf...
Sean Zhang
Multi family funding/finance question
Hi. Here is a case. I have 500k, and there is a value added deal, asking is 3.1M and with upgrade the value can goes up to 4.2M. Is there any way I can fund for the deal or finance it? Thank you