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Invest in Detroit? Thoughts?
Hi Everyone, I am interested in looking at new up and coming areas and wanted to know what the BiggerPockets community thought about investing in Detroit MI. There seem to be affordable properties that fulfill the 1.5...
Craig Peck
Time to move to the next level?
Hi Everyone,I'm currently an investor in 2-4 unit buildings and am interested to hear your thoughts about whether to 'level up' into larger multi-family or commercial properties, expand into new markets, or continue o...
Lauren Hogan
Why Do You Invest in Philadelphia? (Testimonial Request!)
BiggerPockets! I'm working on building a landing page for the city of Philadelphia. Would anyone be willing to share why you choose to invest in the city? What makes your city so wonderful?
Bowman Klinkenberg
Minneapolis 2040 - how does this affect your plans?
Minneapolis, MN recently passed Minneapolis 2040 - a plan to upzone many of the existing SFH neighborhoods to allow triplexes and further density along transit corridors. Minneapolis / twin cities investors, how is th...
Greg F.
Tenant screening when renting to a group of students
My rental property is just being rehabbed and will be ready for tenants in the new year.I've had investment properties for a number of years now, but always rented to family and friends, so this part is new to me.The ...
Jesus Moreno
single family/multifamily-Newbie Investor
So I'm new to real estate investing, and im trying to figure out what is the best route to take. I really like the small multifamily niche, not only for its cash-flow and diversification benefits, but also for fast cr...
Charles Cathey
Air BnB locations - Chicago
Just moved to Chicagoland area and looking for some good short term rental Air Bnb zips close to downtown. Any suggestions?
Alexander M Stanton
Renting by the Room in New Hampshire
Hey BP Fam! I'm in the process of buying a student rental in New Hampshire, and I'm just trying to make sure I don't get caught holding the bag on a bad deal. Right now, it's a 2% deal because it's being rented by the...
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HUD Houses
I keep hearing that you can purchase real estate with no money down. For someone who has NO MONEY, how can you purchase a HUD when from my understanding most hard money/private lenders will not loan to individuals...
Joe Splitrock
What percent of home value should rent be?
I was listening to an old Bigger Pockets podcast and they stated as a rule of thumb that rent should be 2% of property value (or maybe it was purchase price). I have homes worth $160K that rent for $1100. I have seen ...