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Starting this thread after reading through the "Austin is Hot" thread. After reading that thread, the Austin atmosphere looks similar to California. I'm a California investor and certainly a dearth of deals out ther...
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Hey Everyone,I currently live in Colorado and am looking to purchase real estate to eventually turn into a rental. What are your thoughts on good markets to be targeting (towns, cities, states, etc.). If you were look...
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I list my properties in MLS and also do rental open houses 2x/week. I have a newer rental property that I rented out for the first time last year, in July, got it rented in 2 weeks for $1600. This year, listed it Au...
I just closed on a SFH rental in an area I'm familiar with. I closed the deal myself. For more propeties I've contacted three agents from different Brokerages and all three have given me the "thanks but no thanks" rou...
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I'm looking to invest in the Houston, TX area, but the property taxes seem to kill cash flow. Does anyone have insight on their experience
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Greetings BP Brethren!
I'm newer to the real estate business, I've been a Realtor now for the last 7 months. I've closed 4 deals, have 2 current listings and a whirlpool vortex of buyers... and half of them.....
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We are newbies. Like typical newbies, we're stupid. We're about 3 months and 1.5 properties into this biz, and realizing just how inexperienced we are. I just stumbled across biggerpockets (which is amazing!!!), an...
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Humblebrag - I just bought a house (on 2 lots) on Monday this week for $1,000! It is in a small town about an hour outside of Omaha, NE. It is by far the cheapest property purchase I have ever been involved in. She i...
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When I help new investors with buying their first property I often want to know what is holding them back from pulling the trigger.So I'll ask here. What is holding you back?
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My fiancé owes a small 2bed 2bath townhouse outright. It was her primary with a roommate until she moved in with me, now it is rented fully. It is valued at $1.3mil and she bought for $550k 5 years ago so not a bad re...