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Hello friends. My wife and I live in Oregon and we want to buy our first rental, but the interest rates and the housing prices in Portland are very high. A 3-bedroom house starts at $450k. But I'm getting the feeling ...
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I wrote an article for the BP Blog asking a question about real estate appraisers and what role they are playing in holding down real estate values: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2012/07/18/are-appraisers-pa...
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Hi, I want to run some numbers by you, and see if my purchase would make sense. I live in NYC so I`m trying to be creative with my approach. I will be managing this property on my own, and do fixes on my own. Here you...
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In the last few days I've called five different agents on five different MF's (numbers taken from signs on properties) and only one has called me back.
Is there any particular wording I should be using in the...
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If a property that is owned under my name is quit claimed to an LLC that I have established do I destroy the protection that I am trying to get by having the property in an LLC?
Reading several books on real estate o...
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I'm shopping the market for my first duplex to house-hack, it's my first time buying a property, period. I plan to use a FHA loan and put down somewhere from 6-8%. I'm finding it very difficult to find deals that will...
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I keep seeing these Investors advertizing that you can start wholesaling/ rehabbing with NO money and/ or bad credit ? I don't want to pay for these courses only to use up what money I do have to line their pockets. T...
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.... it has been CRAZY!When I recorded my podcast, I had just quit my job and started my journey as a full-time investor. The one question I get asked most about the podcast is how we were able to grow so fast. We d...
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Hey everybody!I am going to reach out to some landlords this week to make a few offers. I'd really like to weigh both Subject Tos and Lease Options, and how to know which is better for which situation. Some thoughts t...
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Hello, I was curious who on here is working towards their first deal, and what kinds of hurdles they are personally experiencing in getting there.