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I am very new to learning about real estate and am looking for advice on my first home and how I can best use it to help offset my mortgage and generate cash flow. My fiance and I are in a unique situation as I play b...
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What is the general cap rate for the South Shore area? My group is looking to invest heavily in the area.
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My question for everyone is in regards to building a team for Commercial MF investing out of state, with the intent to eventually get into syndication. For those of you with experience in this area and invest out of s...
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Hey everyone,So my first prospective property is going to be a house hack via a triplex (205k) in the Clark Fulton area as close to Metro Hospital as can be without sitting in the ER waiting room.With my lenders quote...
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Which is the best, relatively safe Philly neighborhood for finding a potentially cash-flowing small MF (3 to 4 units)? Can’t be more than four units because I will be purchasing via a VA loan. (I know I will need to l...
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Hi BP,I joined recently and this place is so helpful. I’m a newbie to real estate investing and currently living in Fremont,CA. Because of COVID, I’m working from home from past year and most possibly I would be doing...
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Hi! I'm looking to invest in my very first property and am leaning towards St. Petersburg Florida. I plan to buy and hold the property long term and am hoping to find a deal in a B or C class neighborhood. Does anyone...
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Hi folks - I am looking at a duplex (student rental) near an university but it’s a mile away- there is a bus line close by the property that drops students near the uni. The question I have is whether students would c...
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Hey BP,With all the expansion in South Philly neighborhoods like Grad Hospital and Point Breeze, what are the next hot markets south of Market? I've been looking at Pennsport, West Passyunk, and Gray's Ferry predomina...
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I'll be moving to Chicago for a new job starting August 1st. My tentative plan is to find a place to rent for a year while I get settled at my job and learn the area, then hopefully invest or house hack that next year...