I am closing on a property I just bought in 2 weeks. It is a old SF that was converted into a dumpy duplex and I will turn it back into a single. I believe that is where the money is in this area. Its was  REO and I p...

Hello BiggerPockets community,I wanted to get some feedback on my strategy to fund my kids education using real-estate. My older one is ~14 years away from college and younger one is ~18 years away from college (if th...

I bought a 1 bedroom condo in 2005 for $135k. It’s just outside of Philly on the “Main Line”. It’s an affluent area with blue ribbon schools in a great location within walking distance to town and the train station in...

Buy (rent out) and hold is dead... at least for now

With markets so richly priced in almost all metropolitan US, we are lucky to even get a 5-6 cap. And after factoring in op expenses, allowances and debt reserve, a ...

Thank you in advance for any insight or advice you can provide! I will explain in detail the scenario below but will start off with the abbreviated version (TL:DR) version first.Thanks!TL:DRTenant suppose to be out en...

I currently have a duplex in the north Dallas area and am being re-positioned for work down to Austin, Tx. My current property would be about 4 hours away from my future living area. The property is in a working class...

So I've been looking into a multifamily deal in north New Jersey, where it can be hard to find anything worthwhile that doesn't require a host of renovations. But I've found a nearly-turn-key 3-family (with optionalit...

I have an off-market 2 bdrm/1 bath, 1085sf, no basement, no garage,  single family home a friend told me about where the seller will sell the home for $100K cash.  It is in Old Town Arvada, which is a very popular loc...

hello,i have 175k for real estate and putting aside 105k for a duplex with 15% down financing conventional in my home state NJ with the goal of living rent free or close to it. use the 70k plus for a rental single in ...

Hello all! Im wondering what are your thoughts on buying a property for cash flow when the seller wants more than what current market value is?