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Anyone building their own new construction as opposed to buying existing properties? I am leaning this route for my next property.
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Hey everyone! My girlfriend and I are currently renting for $1,700 a month and we came across this duplex nearby. There's a tenant in place paying $1,200 a month, and the following information in the MLS looked pretty...
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Bigger Pockets has changed my life!!
Thank you BP, In 2018 I purchased a 2400 sq/ft home and successfully house-hacked my complete 3,700 monthly mortgage with the addition of an 3 bd/2b ADU, and now successfully ref...
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My husband passed away tragically 7 weeks ago and I now have insurance money to pay off our investment condo that we owe $115k at 4.1% interest (733 a month) We have a tenant in there and it pays for itself but I’m w...
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Hi there, I’m an STR investor with 4 properties in the Bay Area / wine country and I’m looking to build my next project from the ground up — acquiring acreage somewhere beautiful, and building a mini-hotel or micro-co...
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For nearly twenty years I've lived within walking distance to the Beach. In general, if I can't hear the waves and surf at sunrise or sunset, I don't feel at home.
From Pompano Beach Florida to Nicaragua to Venice B...
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Hello all,
I'm still fairly new to these boards as far as posting is concerned but have been browsing through them for sometime now. I'm debating a few different investing strategies that I would like to pursue and o...
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Should the age of a home worry a real estate investor? Specifically a rental investor? I am looking at obtaining my second rental property and in my area a lot of the homes are old. 60-70 years or even more. Should I ...
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Hey Everyone,I wanted to ask a very simple but problematic question for many investors. When investing in a rental property, do you chose Granite or Formica countertops?
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Howdy Bigger Pockets.I've been wondering around the site for a few months trying to find some answers, which I have, but figured I better post up and hopefully get a bit of varied responses to my most pressing questio...