Jason P.
Bought my first rental unit
So I purchased a rented duplex out of state. Found it on Zillow of all places. Paid $16,000 cash for the duplex with tenants paying $550 and $600. My question is the Zillow listing said that tenants pay all utilities...
Sriratana Sutasirisap
Austin/Pflugerville: Deal analysis
Hey All,I am starting to look into an investment property to do a short-term lease. I'm planning on renting out individual rooms to temporary stays (3-9months). My goal with real estate is to generate cashflow.After s...
Scott Trench
Can You Describe BiggerPockets in a Single Sentence?
Even as someone who spends all day, every day thinking about BiggerPockets and constantly striving to make the community bigger and better, I still have a TON of trouble quickly explaining who and what we are to frien...
Fahadbin Alam
How do I know how to raise the appraisal?
So I want to raise up the appraisal of the house but I don’t know where to begin. 1. How do I know what to upgrade in my property to raise up the value, like adding in a bedroom or what not? Do I go to Zillow and look...
Alex Houser
Should I sell my cash-flowing house-hack?
So I'm looking for opinions / advice / tips on a duplex I house-hacked back in 2018. Here are the numbers:Purchased for $349,900, plus $25k in renovations.Refinanced for $425k (currently owe $375k)Currently rented for...
Kaohu Seto
"Aloha, Im wana invest out of state", says the newb from Honolulu HI,
Aloha, my name is a Kaohu Seto, but my friends call me Kao. I am a newcomer to BP and am excited to finally be here. I am also a beginner investor who is interested in passive cash flow using my SDIRA, and Im looking ...
Jamal Atwell
First Time Purchase - In or Out of State?
Hey BP,I currently live in Washington D.C. and i'm 23. I can't quite afford these $500,000 houses for a 2 or 3 bedroom so I've got to look at alternatives. My lease expires in April so I'd rather make moves before the...
Orlando Goodon
630,500 for a 3 family with MASSIVE TWO floor 1st unit? NET $2400
I just went to see what a nice 3 family looked like, then got blown away by few things:-It's beautiful -First unit is probably 4-5 bedrooms and two FULL floors(has large finished basement)-I thought the garage was ano...
Suzie Remilien
My First Foray in Out-of-State Investing
About 7 months ago I posted my intention to invest out of state on BiggerPockets, and today I’m pleased to announce that I have purchased two properties in Florida in September 2017 and November 2017. I found both pro...
Sylwia Leczycka
First time landlord question
Looking for some advice - am a first time landlord in morris county nj renting out my one bedroom condo. What is your opinion on using venmo or similar service to collect the rent? Thank you.