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Does anyone have any experience converting a two family to a three, or doing major renovations of a two / three family?
It is somewhat town specific but I am having trouble interpreting fire code for automatic sprin...
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Hey Bigger Pockets Community - I am putting in a cash offer on my third duplex (very exciting) but there is definitely a unique twist. The previous owner rented to an tenant that passed away TWO YEARS ago. The owner n...
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To give a little background I recently took a 5/20 year balloon loan (if I understand correctly) where the loan amortizes at the rate of a 20 year loan but after 5 years the balance of the loan is due. Basically what ...
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Hey everyone,
I’m in the process of getting my first real-estate deal planned out, and have decided that a house-hack makes the most sense. I’ve heard time and time again that it’s a great way to get introduced to t...
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Hi guys! I'm an landlord of a 4 family brownstone in Brooklyn, NY and want to go into flipping. I've been reading forums, listening to podcasts, reading books on flipping for months now. I want to start developing rel...
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Hello BP community, I'm going to give some background information to help you guys understand my current platform and where I stand. I am a travel nurse currently working in San Diego up until April. I have my primar...
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Hey Folks!I went to my first Denton County, TX Sheriff's Sales yesterday and it was an interesting experience. Thankfully my county is not huge so it was not a complete zoo. I am told that the Dallas County Tax Sale i...
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I recently stumbled on a fully occupied 6 unit property that would bring in about 35% Cash on Cash and that does take into consideration 15% vacancy. The city itself has a higher than average crime rate according to n...
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We have been reading consistent posts for four years now regarding "it's a bad time to start", "the recession is near", "I can't find good deals", "the market stinks", and similar posts. I suspect that we need to und...