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I am completely new to the concept of investments and investment property (and new to this site). I've done research on rental properties and negative cash flow but am unclear how to actually measure if something is a...
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The pros seem to be if you are going to owner occupy (which I am), you can lock up a deal before other investors can get to it. The downside is the prices are still somewhat higher than if you found a motivated seller...
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Howdy Y'all!!Was doing some Googling today and found this forum. Looks to be a good one!I 'live' in Spring, Tx., but work internationally in the oil field. Been working away for about 10 years now. I'm almost ready...
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Hello Biggerpockets community, so my question is how can I invest while I'm active duty? I bought my house out of state before I left and I left gave my parents power of attorney, I have a tenant there and everything ...
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Hello BP nation! After a year of research and educating myself through BP and other sources I am ready to invest in my initial rental property. Specifically, I am looking for a multifamily duplex or triplex. I spent m...
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I am a new investor in New Haven, CT. I notice the cap rate for large apartment buildings (50+ units) tend to price at much lower cap rates than smaller apartment buildings (4-10 units). I'm referring to cap rates i...
We moved to a new home but could not get to sell the old home yet. With the market on a down turn I am not sure selling is a good idea. I am starting to think if I should rent it out for an year or so. I tried putting...
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Hey all!I thought it would be fun to start a conversation for those currently involved in the corporate housing (short term) business. Would love to hear from anyone who is already in the business- their experience (g...
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Hello again everyone! My predicament: I have a very, very small amount of capital to invest in real estate and deals and so forth (under $1500). I'm sure many new investors have this problem as well. My question: does...
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We put an offer on a multi. We're going FHA so the first floor was big enough for the family and in pretty good shape. The second floor was divided into 2 rabbit run units that were in need of some updates if we were ...