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Hello!I am a new investor from Covina, California. It’s just a few miles east of Los Angeles, CA. I’ve gone back and forth about describing myself as new to Real Estate or just new to BiggerPockets. I’ve been inter...
Mortgage Rates More Than Double In 10 MonthsFlipping Homes
Big takeaways from our survey of fix-and-flippers last week: 1) Rates have massively slowed transactions and prices are falling broadly. 2) Lots of talk abou...
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I'm in the beginning stage of bath remodeling. I remodelled the bath somewhat 9 years ago which later turned out to an awful disaster. This time I'm gonna be pretty careful. I've thought of replacing the old cracked s...
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Looking for short term rental in Western NC, from Boone down to Asheville. How are some of these major towns with rules and regulations regarding short term rentals and how do you maneuver through it?!
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Hello BP community,I am very new on my real estate journey. I don't have any experience in this field; so I am starting off with learning as much information that I can and also looking to network with seasoned REI an...
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Will be interesting to see how this plays out as the trade wars heat up, snippet of the article below:Chinese investors have become net sellers of U.S. commercial property for the first time in a decade, reflecting Ch...
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I have a tenant that is section 8. She has been a tenant for 10 years. Over the last 2 years we have been trying to get a rent increase from section 8 as taxes, insurance, and market values made have increased. We fin...
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Jason Lewis from Parcl states, “In the absence of trustworthy up to date information, real estate decisions are increasingly being driven by fear, uncertainty and doubt.”
Real estate decisions can be hugely conseq...
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We are new to REI. We have 7 doors and haven't had any big unforseen expenses until this week. This week we had a sewer problem with a lateral. It's not directly our problem but the city is going to make us replace...
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With this last round of insurance increases we are paying almost $50 per month per apartment. I am considering how hard it is to collect anything when theres a problem. how much the deductible is means I’m already co...