Sam Leon
Lock selection by landlords
which brand of locks do you use at your rentals?
The good stuff Medeco? Baldwin?
Middle of the road Schlage?
Lower end kwikset?
Or even Defiant from the home depot?
I...
Juan Pernas
Wholesalers who say they're doing a "service" or "favor"
When you have a seller with a dilapidated house that is worth 80k as is, and you're offering them 40k, are you really doing them a favor? I understand the idea of unloading their burden.. but realistically they are be...
Richard Warren
Soros sees no bottom for world financial "collapse"
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Renowned investor George Soros said on Friday the world financial system has effectively disintegrated, adding that there is yet no prospect of a near-term resolution to the crisis.
The rest of...
Account Closed
Prospective tenants aren't returning applications
Hi. This is the first time I've formally tried to rent out my duplex (I bought it with tenants and a friend moved in after that). I live in one side.
I have shown my rental to about 20 people within a couple of weeks...
Sean Brennan
My Preliminary Business Plan
After some in depth study over the past few weeks, including hours of BP produced audio, interaction with the community, reading 123flip.com, and Marty Boardman's book, I think I finally have an understanding of the b...
Sarah McCluskey
Good cash flow, cap rate & CoC return - top of market price
There have been many discussions about this being a sellers market, and prices are high.In my market (between Chicago and Milwaukee), prices are high, but many of the properties still would cash flow well.When I run t...
Andrew Mowe
When house hacking a multi-family
Hey BP community, I’m starting out in real estate in the north east. I want to house hack my first property by buying a multi-family(3unit) to live in and rent out the others. When analyzing this deal, is it ok if I ...
Manuel A.
Check out my First Prospect! Guess the Repair Costs!
Alrighty my fellow BiggerPocketians, here are the crazy pictures of my first prospect. But before we begin, you may have noticed I uploaded a picture of my actual self... So yeah... that's me, nice to meet you all hah...
David Rutledge
Buying foreclosures/REO the right option???
Hi Everyone,I am living in CA and looking to invest in a few buy and hold properties in the south east area of the US (Florida, NC etc)I am a beginner investor and would obviously like to get in at the lowest point po...
Mike B.
Sandwhich Lease Options
Can someone who has done these successfully and recently, please highlight the actual logistics of completing a sandwich lease option currently?If I get a property under contract as a lease option from the seller, whe...