Paulina Purnama
first Investment 3 plex offer made - appraisal low - bad investment or appraisal off?
Hi guys, I'm sorry if this post does not belong in the Deal Analysis but I'm a first time investor and finally got out of my anaylsis paralysis and made an offer on a 3 plex (converted single family). I used conventio...
Joseph Romero
Nj RE taxes eating into profit!!!
In looking for properties in NJ, I can't see why anyone would invest in some towns in NJ. My question is would you invest near where you live but have higher RE taxes OR invest in properties farther away but less RE t...
Ryan M.
Seeking passive income perspective in the Carolinas
Hi folks, I'm Ryan, first time poster, new to real estate investing. I found BP a few months ago, after looking for avenues of passive income. I live with my family in the Asheville, NC area. Here in the forums, I'...
Pete Jannello
New York New Investor
I have been really interested in real estate for several years now. Only recently have I decided that rental properties is the way for me to go. With a lot of passion and ambition, I am ready to move forward on a purc...
Tyler Weaver
Cincinnati OH First Single Family BRRR Project
I purchased my first property to rehab about a month ago. Right before the new year. It was an REO that was 39k. I think the bank wanted to get it off their balance sheet before the new year because they wanted a c...
Brian S.
Best way to buy family members home and pay less tax
Hello,I'm looking for some advice on the best way to buy a family members home, and both of us paying as little tax as possible. The property is in the Tampa Bay, Florida area. I originally thought I would refinance a...
Juan Carlos Castillo
Meeting a wholesaler
Questions for wholesalers,I'm looking at buying my first property from a wholesaler and asked her if she would like to meet up and discuss seeing as it's my first property and I have lots of questions.She immediately ...
Ralph Stowe
Are these Flippers smoking "Hopium"?
I've been browsing the local MLS just to see which areas are trending, etc. More and more I'm finding rehabbed homes listed for WAYYYY beyond what the average sale price for the area is. Example, there is a run down ...
Jay Helms
Time to re-invest in a 401K?
Some time ago, I stopped contributing to my day job's 401k. I wanted to take every penny I earned and make it available for REI - the annual 1.25% increase over the last decade wasn't cutting it from the 401k. Howeve...
Aamir Shah
Newbie investor hello!
Hello everyone!I am a software engineer at Amazon looking to diversify some of my investments into real estate. I have become obsessed with learning everything I can about real estate through biggerpockets. Currently ...