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Buy retirement home now?
My husband & I have been discussing and weighing the following two options below for a few weeks now and I'd like some fresh takes from you. Some details about us:- Currently live in queens, ny.- Plan to relocate ...
Gangadhar Uppalapati
Charlotte,NC or Atlanta, GA for a 1st time investor of Rentals?
Hi to all BPians out there,please guide me with your expertise in Rentals niche.I'm a newbie to REI space, but sincerely working towards becoming a good one in coming days. Also, joined my local Habitat volunteer prog...
Alexander Lang
Tenant screening - Income = 3X rent
Hi BP Fam!So the rule of thumb I hear is to have the tenants gross income equal or greater than three times the rent rate. Just to clarify, If I have a boyfriend and girlfriend, sisters, friends, whomever renting my u...
Taylor Burns
Financial Advisor: Do I Need One (Denver Colorado)
Good morning BP! I am still new into real estate investing. I am learning all I can and actively looking for my first deal as a house hack just south/east of Denver Colorado. I met with a financial advisor last week t...
Omar Monsalvo
What got you into real estate, your story? Attend School?
Hello, my name is Omar Monsalvo and I live in Southern California. I just wanted to share my story and hoping you can share yours. I am 18 and currently attend University of California, Irvine and am studying Civil En...
Dave Vona
Should I require handyman to have insurance?
Hi, I'm just starting out and looking into doing some flips. It's possible that some of the work can be performed by a less skilled contractor, such as the painting and maybe the drywall. I was wondering if I should...
Kyle Wilkins
Starting with Private/Hard Money
Hello, I have long been looking to begin investing in real estate. Ever since being inspired several years ago I have known it is the proper path from me. I have read books, frequently scrolled through BP, listen to t...
David Niu
Tenant in jail after closing
Hello BiggerPockets friends!I closed on my first rental property about a week ago, it’s a duplex with both side occupied. Few days after close I was made aware one of the tenants had been locked up in jail (6 felonies...
Mike Gebhardt
Notes, NPF and Performing
Greetings.Forming a JV with a friend to invest, broker(?), and trade notes.We are former partners in a bond trading background, and understand networking, brokering vs principal transactions, and how to protect our cl...
Long Nguyen
Is market correction a good thing?
I live in Nashville, TN and want to start investing in real estate. However, the market has been growing so fast and rapidly that I feel like there will be a market correction soon. Would investing still be viable sin...