Complete noob here, so please be gentle. :-)I am in the process of setting up a 501 (c) 3 (paperwork has been filed...just waiting for IRS to do its thing) that will operate sober living homes for those in recovery wh...
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Hello All!I am going to be pursuing my first property in the next few months in Iowa. And I would like your input on markets. Specifically, Iowa City and Des Moines. Which do you think is better for a new investor and...
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Hi, Im new to BP, MH caught my attention, looks like many investors seem to shy away from this due to several reasons, so I would guess that means less competition ( am I wrong?). It also looks you can start with a...
I'm already investing successfully with positive cash flow in Real Estate with no vacancy rate in all my properties, but I have a concern, people are leaving this island (Puerto Rico, the Detroit of the Caribbean) ...
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I am looking to buy a fourplex in the $200-400k range. I am open to all cities and states, so long as there is low crime, good tenants and solid cashflow.I have been trolling loopnet for the past few days, and it seem...
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Hey guys,I found a semi detached property going for 90,000. The expected rent is 950 for a 2 bedroom apartment and from what I see, 1200 for a 2 bedroom semi. Vacancy sits around 3% in the city.The exterior looks like...
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I am hopefully going to get a duplex under contract next week, each unit already has tenants on current leases. In one unit, the rent is 2,200 a month on the lease, which the tenant was paying, but lost his job and th...
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My apologies in advance for what is likely an old subject; however, I can't seem to find this addressed in the forums anywhere: What are the best months in which to end a lease? Also, we just purchased a property, s...
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I wanted to share my first real estate deal with the bigger pockets community. I purchased this property in 2009 for 238500 at 23 years old.. I took a check for about 17k to closing. Obama gave me 8k tax credit in 09 ...
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hello all,I just fully rented my first multifamily property. It is a side by side ranch style duplex in a suburb of rochester ny. I closed on October 1st, 2015. It took my dad and I 8 months to rehab 2 apartments.( my...