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I noticed prior to the latest BP update you could @message anyone on the website. This allowed you to call forth people of expertise into a thread for their input. For example if it was a probate thread I could do ...
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I am just curious about everyones thought on section 8 rentals. I got interested in section 8 rentals after listening to a podcast about a guy that soley owned section 8, he said he NEVER had any late payments nor his...
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I purchased a small studio condo in DC a couple miles away from downtown and a 5 minute walk from a popular metro line.It has been my primary residence, but I'll soon be moving out and I'd like to make it my first ren...
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This past August I closed on my first rental property (have done 3 Fix and Flips prier). So, this the Tenant that was in the home (S8) was fine until it got time to move out. she moved out the end of Oct., so I began ...
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I have found a couple of properties on Zillow and Realtor whose numbers look good for rentals that I want to make an offer on these houses are of course these houses are listed with realtors. I don't want these houses...
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Good Morning Bigger Pockets Family,
I'm a relatively new member to BiggerPockets; I've been hanging around the site reading posts and listening to blogs. Because of Bigger Pockets, I became a real estate agent (licen...
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Hello BP community! I am an aspiring investor looking to start out in STRs managed remotely. After a friend turned me on to the BP a couple months ago I started listening to the Real Estate and Rookie podcasts interes...
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I'm a computer engineer about to plunge into raw land investing. My engineering mind wants systems in place before I even start looking for my first purchase. I know that every successful investor utilizes spreadsheet...
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Hello all,I'm Ashlie and I'm new to real estate investing. I'm hoping to learn as much as possible from the great resources that this site has to offer (that would be you all). I live in the greater Boston area and th...
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I am a new to REI and am building a list of criteria of what a property must meet in order for it to be profitable. through my research I have found that it MUST have high equity. However, how do I determine how mu...