Just got my first home to flip and need some info on vacancy insurance. What should I expect to pay? I assume its by month? Any formula I can use to estimate cost? Help is appreciated. Thanks!

Hello BiggerPockets, I'm a 27 year old and have been living in ATX for about 18 months. I'm looking for my first home purchase and would appreciate any guidance. My goal is to buy a single family home because I like t...

I definitely need an expert opinion on this from a veteran in this market. From my understanding, the total tax paid should be 12.75 percent, and what I read from older posts was that 9.75 percent is collected, but ho...

Please correct, add to or demolish these. Just from what I have gathered so far. Steps:-Contact leads-Get information on house & see it-Agree on price-Get under contract-Set up the close(Title & Buyer stuff, n...

Hi,

Because of the area I live in (Los angeles) I'll have to look elsewhere to do the type of investing I want to do. The benefit of looking outside my own area is that I can research various markets and pick a stron...

I'm on the Maryland side of the DC metro area and am finding in my analysis that not even the cheapest listings on the MLS are cash flowing. The properties I am targeting are all under $200k (which is rare in this are...

Hi guys,Just wanted to share a small success story on challenging an appraiser, mainly because before I just (successfully) did it this week, I honestly wasn't sure if it was a thing you were "Allowed" to do, much les...

A question to experienced hosts with urban locations: how do you fine tune your pricing and what occupancy do you target? I’ve been targeting 100% occupancy and I get close (93%) but I realize it’s probably not the be...

Hi BP Family,

I believe in being open and honest with sellers about my assignment fee.
I have not done my 1st deal as yet. I plan on telling sellers that if the final sales price (to the investor or retail buyer) is ...

Hello! My name is Hayley! I'm 26 and I bought my first 3 -bedroom, 2-bathroom home May 2023 for about $219K ($1580 monthly mortgage). I have just recently deployed to Europe for 9 months. During the 3 months in betwee...