Jennifer Jacobs
Contractors requesting deposit - is this standard?
Hi Everyone,What do you do when your contractor asks for a deposit?My partner and I have always done our own rehab. The next project we are working on we can’t do ourselves and are looking to hire a contractor.We’ve ...
Drew Dowdell
Analyze a financial situation for me? What would you do?
Lesson Learned: Go Back In Time and Join Bigger Pockets 10 years ago. So about 10 years ago I purchased 2 rental properties (Duplex and a 4Plex). Not long after that, the economy crashed and I lost my job. The prope...
Lyle M Smith
Finally found off market duplex! Help me get it!
Hi All - hoping I can brain storm with some of you more experienced investors and creative financing connoisseurs.I found a duplex outside of Philly. Really nice older, retired gentleman. Had a good conversation with ...
Karen Y.
Keep or sell Bay Area rental? Converted from primary 2 yrs ago
Hi All,I have a condo in Silicon Valley (Sunnyvale) that we converted from a primary residence 2 years ago. The 2-out-of-5 years window for tax purposes is coming up, and we are trying to figure out what to do next.I...
Elizabeth Conklin
HELP! HELOC has resulted in drop in my credit score
Looking to all of you (the experts) to find out how I can successfully carry mortages on multiple properties without impacting my credit score. I have one conventional mortage on my STR and just starting drawing on ...
Alicia Prokos
Rules of Thumb for Estimating Road and Utilities Installation Costs?
I am considering buying a 50 acre, rolling to hilly parcel with lake views near Knoxville, TN for a proposed subdivision of 1 acre lots. I need a good short hand method to estimate the cost of building a curb and gut...
Account Closed
Rent increase
Just wanted to ask a question regarding rent increases. I have 2 buy and hold properties. My wife and I bought our 1st rental in 2010 and 2nd in 2014. We have always been of the mindset of keeping the property up to d...
Max Lichtenstein
House Hacking Cash flow
My friend and I are looking to split the down payment of a house hack. We live in half rent the other half to a tenant. Being from Massachusetts, the few apartments we have looked at the rent doesn't totally cover the...
Isaias Velasquez
Arlington, Texas Market
The DFW market seems like a great market,I've specifically been looking into Arlington.
Could some of y'all DFW natives tell me a some pros and cons? and what parts of the city is great and not so great. Also, anythi...
Evan Ernst
Clinton Hill Brooklyn Deal Analysis
Hi Guys, I have an accepted offer on an off market townhouse in Clinton Hill Brooklyn. I'm brand new to all off this and although I think it's a good deal, it's still hard to get the numbers to look decent. Any advi...