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Hello everyone!Recently purchased a 3 flat w/ illegal basement unit in the Chicago - Avondale area. The first floor and basement tenants recently moved out and now we're trying to get some better estimates on what it...
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I'm Emma Whear. I'm a huge BPMoney fan. Here's my quick stats:
-21
-Living in Moscow ID
-Senior in College
-Real Estate Agent in Idaho and Washington
I bought a duplex back in October of 2020 for $206,000 (...
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I applied for several loans (HELOC and Home Equity) for a deal I'm trying to do, got approved for both types, narrowed it down, decided to go with the HELOC (interest-only minimum payments for the first 10 years) for ...
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Hi BP,I have some experience with duplexes and rental properties here in California. I am looking to get into out of state multifamily properties. As many know it is hard here in California. I am looking out of sta...
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Hello BP! I own a home in deep east Oakland, and for the past three years it has been used as my primary resident. I am moving out, but want to convert this home into a rental property. I have heard numerous horror st...
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Hello Everyone, I have been having a hard debate with my girlfriend. She just went to a class that gave her the RE Basics. We do not have a house at this point in time, but we want to purchase a house soon. We have li...
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Hi BiggerPockets community,My name is Nic LeTexier. I was in the Navy for 6 years and am a native to the greater Seattle area. I currently have a telework job in tech (with a good salary and credit score) and am activ...
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Hi Everyone!My name is Alex Poh. I'm a 31 year old jewelry designer and fabricator living in NYC.I have no experience in real estate aside from riding shotgun when I was a kid with my mom during her open houses and p...
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Hello BP member!
I issued a secure note to a LLC of a sole member, he unfortunately died this week. The note is backed up by a property and is a commercial note due to mature on October 18, 2020.
I'm not expecting...
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Hello everyone, I will be writing a four part series regarding expectations in the short-term rental (STR) industry. Part one is about investors expectations. More specifically, six things you can expect from the STR ...