Jason Rowlett
Keep or sell investment for primary residence?
I own a condo in Silicon Valley worth about $300-325k. I owe $130k on the mortgage. I currently rent it out for $1650/mo and profit $250/mo. I now live in Austin, TX, and need to purchase a primary residence for my wi...
Michael Plaks
The so-called "STR loophole" - hype or real?
Buckle up. This is a long post addressing many myths around the current obsession with the "STR loophole." And the first of such myths is that it is a loophole. No, it is not. Loopholes are something UNintended. In co...
Amy A.
Irrational pricing
I have been looking for a strip mall/ shopping center in my area and am not finding any below $3M that are priced based on cap rates or any obvious rational calculation. Also, at their asking prices, they would no...
Parker Ludlow Imrie
Bay Area rookie seeking house-hack guidance
My wife and I live and work in the San Francisco Bay Area, have roots here, and plan to stay. (Great place for a rookie to cut his REI teeth, right?) We are about to sell our SFH (not a profitable rental), which sho...
William David Kelly
I'm a Newbie Cash Buyer, Buying Directly. Seller wants me to Wire
I'm a newbie real estate investor with only 1 deal under my belt. I happen to do well and want to expand. Thank you Bigger Pockets. Luckily, my father is selling his San Diego house and I happen to find a deal that wo...
Steven J.
Vacant land purchase and then lease option it back to troubled owner
I've received a call from a tax delinquent owner with 9 acres of wooded land zoned for 1-3 res. The owner has filed for confession of judgement here in MN (meaning he can have 10 years to pay it back at 10% interes...
Daniel Sweet
Flip or BRRRR - Foreclosure Property
I recently purchased a bank owned foreclosure, sight unseen, from an online auction and things got interesting from there.This property is around the corner from a duplex I own, and the numbers work great for either a...
Angie W.
Need Advice for Selling Your Property Without an Agent
I have a SFR that I have owned for 3 years that is now vacant. I would like to try to find a cash investor or owner occupant who would be interested in buying it as we currently do not have the time to properly mar...
Brian Slater
Cash Out Refi Evaluation
Hi All, I am new to BP but have had my first rental SFH since 2011. While I definitely jumped head first into this deal and make some mistakes, I did have some help with some experienced people around me. I also l...
Corbin Loveless
What was the impact of Covid in the Smokies?
1. I'm not a data scientist or statistician.
2. These numbers are my opinion and have been compiled from Air DNA. I don't believe Air DNA is a perfect data source, and I believe you can find inconsistencies dependin...