Colby Lee Bodoin
Advice? Rewards include good karma, cold beer, hot coffee!
I am new to the site and forums and relatively new to investing in real estate in general. Thankfully I am not new to the industry or investing in general because I have experience in title research and in investing i...
Brad P.
Contractors & Communication
Being relatively new to the game (working on our second flip), we do not have a big list of contractor connections yet. So we've been using google, references, craigslist, etc to find potential contractors (plumbing,...
Dawn Curry
Use all of HELOC or just enough for down payment?
So let me get this straight... Hypothetically speaking you own Investment Property #1 that has $70k of equity in it. Obviously you are always looking for your next investment (#2). So with that being said, you can use...
Michael Terry
Turn-Key Mortgage Note Management Companies
Morning all, I am working to become a mortgage note investor presently (performing only). While I enjoy the education, I am looking for a company that will handle all details for me and allow me to collect passive in...
Ran Iarovich
How do you calculate risk when you are investing in residential real estate?
I want to hear your thoughts on how you calculate the risk of failure for investing in real estate. As someone who has invested in equities my whole life I was trained to look at the WACC value or Beta of risk based o...
Phil DeSimone
Tax question on capital gains tax exclusion on primary residence
I am in the middle of a tax dilemma on a recent house I sold in late September and would really appreciate any feedback or referrals to someone who would know the answer.so... I play pro hockey (forces me to leave my ...
Account Closed
What Is the 70% Rule in House Flipping?
The 70% rule in real estate can be helpful when comparing properties and making a final determination on which one is the best investment. Understanding the ins and outs of this rule is imperative to using it to your ...
Sam Mathew
THROW ME YOUR BEST AND HIGHEST OPINION
Hello Bigger Pockets Members,Here is the situation: I won an third-party auction bid for a bank foreclosed single family home. My bid was the highestest $425k but did not meet the reserve and so the bank may still c...
Joe S.
How’s people finding reasonably priced help to work on rehabs
How’s folks finding new help to work on properties? It seems like even the unlicensed, uninsured, and no company name etc. is pulling prices out of the hat thinking they can get it.
Dante Moore
Contractors charging fees for pulling permits
Is it customary for an electrician to charge a fee for pulling permit plus the cost of the permit?
I was sent a code violation for work that wasn’t completed 2 years prior to me purchasing the property. I called ...