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Hello BP fam,Need some advice. Purchased a 3 fam in Jan 2024 built in 2016 in an appreciating expensive market across the Hudson River from Manhattan NY. 2 units were vacant on acquisition and completed rehab in July,...
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Anyone have a referral for good Skip Trace companies?
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One stated benefit of investing in real estate is price appreciation. However, if you look at inflation adjusted real estate prices for the most part there isn't much appreciation. There are specific points in time ...
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So I want to throw something out there to see if it's just me or if anyone else notices the same thing. I see posts all the time where people are hating on wholesalers that tie up a property and then never close beca...
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Hi Everyone!We have a 4 bedroom single family rental in Plano, TX that have been vacant now for 90 days (!). We haven’t had any issues renting it out in the past, therefore we do not understand why we struggling this ...
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To the BiggerPockets community,What have been your best passive investments? By passive I mean less than 1 hour of your time in total a month on the investment. What was the initial cost? How much time did it initia...
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Hey everyone,Im curious if anyone has really long distance investing (international)? My wife and I are starting to delve into the rental market in Italy and we were looking to see if anyone else has experience invest...
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I know it's a mixed bag hiring off Craigslist. Still, I am trying to hedge my bets regarding certificates of liability insurance for a more skilled but small job. I keep hearing and reading, make sure they have insura...
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Hey everyone, I came across biggerpockets.com a couple months ago and started reading through some of the forums. I was really impressed by all of the real estate advice and knowledge found on the site. I finally d...