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We purchased our first short term rental property on July 3rd in Fox Lake, IL. We did a lot of research in the are and strategically bought in this city since they allow short term rentals per their ordinance. Part of...
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I am closing on a new house on Tuesday. It was a FSBO that I found on CL. Owner was older and very hesitant to meet with people so I got lucky as the price was awesome. This is the first time I have never negotiated o...
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Hi guys,Thanks to all the support of bigger pockets my partners and I have been able to lock up a deal. We are about to enter escrow on our side and we are approaching a short list of investors for the property.Now, t...
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Good evening Bigger Pockets Family,My name is Tee and I am from the Bristol, PA area. I have been reading books, listening to podcasts and watching webinars for the past 6 months. I finally stumbled across my first ...
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This is a BRRRR we finished about a month ago along with partner @Pradeep Tiwari..@Timothy Grothuesmann doubled up as agent to find the deal and GC services..--------Overall, we generated quite decent walk-in equity (...
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74 2 br/1ba for $800
Lot rent of $150 mo. includes garbage
repairs estimated at $1000 to 1500
Rent for $450 clear around $275 per month- paid off in 10 months.
Or I can sell for 5,500 with $500 down and $500 per mo...
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Hi everyone! So my case here is I do not have a fire wall behind the dry wall in my townhouse rental, and for a newbie like me, I am getting lost in what options I have. HOI will not take on the townhouse without a...
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So, long story short, I am confident that my with holding of a portion of the security deposit was correct and accurate, and that it was done in the lawful time frame. I get this letter saying really a bunch of nothin...
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Can anybody recommend any trouble shooting steps that I can pursue, before I call an electrician?
All of a sudden, all the outlets in my master bedroom stopped work except for one plug in one of the outlets (two plug...
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Hey Guys, I'm working on flipping a 1.8m home in the Newberg Wine Country area. My normal plain vanilla agent has been ok and I was planning on using her for the listing. However, this home is about 2+x the price of ...