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Hi Everyone--
I am looking for some insight about investing in the hood aka rougher part of town, where properties are much less inexpensive - it would be nice to help contribute to these rough areas by making them l...
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I currently earn a six figure salary at a pretty non-pressure, but full time, job. We have 4 small children and would like to have more. So we've been trying to build our rental portfolio so that I can replace my in...
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The other day I grabbed $40,000 tax free from refinancing a duplex that originally started as an ugly duckling. As I was walking out of the closing on my way to the bank, I couldn't help but wonder how a flipper would...
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Listening to all of the podcasts and reading the BP books / Rich Dad Poor Dad types makes it seem like building a portfolio and scaling smart could lead to early retirement and living on cash flow that ultimately repl...
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Is it smart? Is it high risk? Will you go bankrupt? Is staying with your 401k's and mutual funds the best way to retire?
The reason why I bring up these questions is I had a big discussion with my father in l...
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Long story short, we popped the top on a rancher, and rebuilt the home from the ground up. The GC hired a professional HVAC that he works with on all projects to install the HVAC. The day after settlement the buyers...
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I'm one year into having a property manager take over one of our properties, it's mainly great because that income is now (almost) truly passive - probably requires less than 1 hr of time each month.However, my PM see...
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I always rekey all the doors in my rentals when I flip the units for a new tenant as I always worry about the liability of keys floating around. What is your practice ? What would be a landlords liability if a key fro...
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This question is not regarding an investment home but rather, my personal house. Was curious if flippers/rehabbers buy higher prices homes?
My house is in a very desirable Philly suburb - great schools, close to ...
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Hello everyone,Today I signed up for BiggerPockets. I am a fifteen year old boy living in Texas, and my name is Adrian. I don't know if I'm posting this in the right thread, so please tell me if I'm not. I have this c...