Chenell Mangiagalli
Investor from South Africa
Hi there.My name is Chenell, I am from South Africa. I am a licensed real estate broker in SA as well as a property investor. (Investor for 15 years)I want to expand my property portfolio by starting to invest in the ...
Daren H.
Why do most describe rising house prices as “Appreciation”?
Why aren’t rising house prices described as Inflation? Inflation is generally looked at as a bad thing. Appreciation of home prices is viewed as a good thing. If I am a homebuyer buying today as opposed to 8 years ago...
Scott Trench
Gold Investing - Insane? Or Surprisingly Successful?
It seems pretty clear to me that members of BiggerPockets will generally understand the obvious long-term advantages of Real Estate and even passive index fund investing over hoarding gold.The problem is that gold isn...
Calvin Baughman
The Impact of Guest Satisfaction on Your STR Business
I’ve been doing this for a while, and even though I have a lot to improve yet, I had some insights about how to make guests feel more comfortable in my property. I think sharing it might help a few people and maybe yo...
Aaryan Patel
What is IRR??? What does it mean???
What is IRR?? How can I understand that complex formula?? I know that it is a rate of return that factors in the time value of money, but still don't get it.
Marc Dufour
HELOC to buy studio in Paris
I am thinking on buying a studio in Paris with a HELOC of $300K I have on my primary residence in the US. I would then rent the studio in Paris to have a positive cash flow.
- If I use all the $300K HELOC, how much w...
J C
I have 150K to invest and i have no clue how to go about this. HELP!!
I want to buy some rentals and hold and get the cash flow from the properties and im confused how to go about this. I was reading the Cashflow vs Appreciation thread for the longest and assumed that i can buy some che...
Stephanie Ford
How much money do you need when starting out?
In my experience, I would say as much as possible. When I started I had $100,000, however I didn't think that was nearly enough so I decided to wholesale properties vs keeping them. What I found out quickly that har...
Wilson Mui
Hello from NYC
Hi Folks,
I want to thank everyone who contributes to this board. I have found the information to be very helpful in understanding the business and really appreciate it. I am interested in buying residential REO pr...
Eric Hempler
How do you determine investor syndicate compensation?
I'm looking for some resources to help me determine the compensation to investors in a syndicate. Attached is an example of what I found from someone else. Since I'm looking for my first deal, I would be contacting pe...