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I listened to the recent pod cast about being frugal to save money. I fell into the rat-race like many before me with my first 'investment' house which i live in. I can cover the bills but the house is eating away at ...
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Hi all, I am brand new, *Chicago area) and reading everything I see. I want to start wholesaling, and am probably overthinking everything, but I have a few questions I don't see answers to.1. If I contract with the ...
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I’m planning on buying a three family house- rent two units and live in the third.I plan to depreciate the building to lower my tax burden on a yearly basis.Assuming I live there for 3 years and then sell it I would n...
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Hey Bigger Pockets! I am a landlord in Denver and I manage my own rentals. To date I have used my personal cell phone as the way for tenants to call or text me. I have not had any issues with this method so far, but...
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Hey Bigger Pockets,
Looking at refinancing my VA Loan with a VA IRRRL. Any recommendations for lenders? Got a good rate from LoanDepot but reviews have me concerned. Also looking at Veterans United but when the secon...
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Hey Guys/Gals,
My name is Jerone Hammond. I'm totally new to "Bigger Pockets". I actually just found this site this past Friday. I have always been interested in real estate and recently I have made up my ...
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Hello everyone,I am looking for some opinions and advice on a deal I'm looking at. In short it is a value a 100+ unit mobile home park currently grossing $21k per month. The owner is asking $1.2m and willing to carry ...
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Hello BP!I'm a newbie investor looking for deals in the Grand Rapids area! I'm wondering how most people find their deals. Do they use wholesalers or are they finding most of the deals on the MLS? Any particular area...
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Hey guys first time posting! Looking to start flipping full time in Canada. Red Deer, AB to be exact. A city of about 120k ppl right in the middle between Calgary and Edmonton. My dad was a builder back in the day and...
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I'm looking at a deal that is 1.8 million for a two level strip. No competition in the area that I can see, but has 20% vacancy. It's a high end neighborhood. It has tenants like state farm, driving school, dentist...