AP Horvath
How to maximize appraisal post-entitlement, pre-financing?
I have a 1-acre lot in Central Texas that I have rezoned for commercial and plan to build 13k SF of office-warehouse product, in 2k SF unit increments. I paid cash for the lot, and am currently working through the ent...
Clifton Harp
Multifamily with potential
I ran across a property in my vicinity that seems like a good deal, but I have reservations. On one side it is a multifamily duplex that is about 3 blocks off the lake (Lake Michigan) in a pretty nice neighborhood. Mo...
Nicholas Cooper
Finding Comps in a certain area.
Hey everyone,What would be the best way to find solid comps and related info for a certain area?Is this something I can do by myself or do I need to enlist the help of an agent for these types of things, and are there...
Richard Pallarino
Calculating Rental Property Costs
Hi everyone,New to the real estate investing industry. When looking at a potential deal, how much extra do you include in monthly costs in addition to the mortgage payment? For example, if the mortgage payment on a $1...
Edwen Gonzalez
Newbie wholesaler looking to chat
Hello all I’m very interested in starting my path in the wholesaling field (as many other young people are). I would love to chat with an other WS in Houston with experience and have some questions to help me get jump...
Sean Dolan
Newbie needs help running REI analysis on SFHs
Hello all,I'm brand new to the REI game, about two months in, and I'm struggling to come up with realistic rents for some of the houses at which I'm currently looking. I understand that most SFHs aren't good for cashf...
Account Closed
Walkthrough appointment no shows by agent
I get asked to go along with buyers often so I can provide an estimate for repairs while they do a walkthrough. About 20% of the time the agent or property manager doesn't show up to open the lockbox and the appointm...
Truman Sparks
Deduction Repair costs
Hi Purchased a small house to use as a Air BNB rental.There were bare concrete floors and no window coverings when we got it.We hired a local flooring contractor to put tile floors down.I asked to get an estimate on r...
Michael Lutz
To start or not to start?
Hello BiggerPockets community,I have been listening to the bigger pockets podcast for awhile now and I've been interested in buying my first property. However, I live in LA where prices are high, and I'm still not sur...
Randy Atkinson
Closing Costs
I'm closing on a townhouse soon and was a little off when estimating my closing costs. I had estimated 2500, and they are looking more in the range of 5100. Will closing costs differ from lender to lender?