What markets nearby to Vancouver, WA, USA (and not in Oregon) should I be looking at if I want to purchase a long-term residential rental in summer or fall 2018? Housing prices in the area are currently elevated such ...
My family and I have recently relocated to the Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill area of NC after working the first 15 years of my career in Silicon Valley, Ca. I am a new real estate investor looking to participate in th...
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I have a tenant who asked me if she could install an above ground pool in the backyard. The backyard is kinda crappy, so it wouldn't physically hurt anything. I'm obviously concerned about the liability and the increa...
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Hello,My husband and I are new to real estate investing and haven't done our first deal as of yet. We have committed to analyzing 5 deals a week and have been committed to this for more than 5 months. I think we hav...
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Greetings. My first post here. I have a building on a 12k sqf lot. Three former city lots were combined and someone build their dream house on it.I would like to demo the house, re-subdivide and build three or more u...
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I am considering entering a contract for a duplex that I found though Trulia. This would be my first investment property and my strategy is to buy and hold. Does this sound like a good deal?Purchase price: 105,000Down...
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How has your world changed since 2004?In 2004, @Joshua Dorkin started BiggerPockets, mostly to get answers to his own real estate questions.Twelve years ago, it never even occurred to me to look for information on rea...
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I’m a young professional saving up money for my first rental property investment. I’ve stumbled upon the BRRRR method and it really fascinated me, but I was still left with a few unanswered questions after reading all...
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Good afternoon everyone. It's been awhile since I've been here. Anyway, I'll get right to it. After giving residential wholesaling a pretty good shot in my area, Colorado Springs, I wanted to go in another direction. ...
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My house just went on the market today and my real estate agent got a call from an interested investor in my house. The reason I am selling it is to use the money in "better" markets. Should this make me rethink if an...