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Hello BiggerPockets Community!My name is Max Aviles and I currently live in Huntington Beach, California. I am currently 100% newbie at real estate investing. I am currently work as a Software Engineer in Long Beach b...
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What strategies do you all use to find deals? In this low cap rate dominated market the mls/loop net/Zillow etc listed properties don’t pencil out for the most part. I’m in California, so I’ve settled in investing out...
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I’ve started to dig deeper into probate whole saling. I’m curious what I should be looking for at the Los Angeles court? What type of things do you look for in the probate files that let you know you are on to a hot r...
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We are looking to step into the multi family area. We currently have a few SFR and I feel confident in walking through one and looking around. Is it typical to look through every unit when buying an apartment complex...
Hi Everyone. My wife and I are starting to look for a SFH in the South Miami FL region to use as my own primary residence. Right now leaning towards renting for a year or two, while we get more familiar with the area ...
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I have a home used as a Rent to Own. Yhe renter now wanys to try and buy the home. On my taxes, i have claimed the rental payments as income, and also depreciated the 27.5 years for the past 2 years. This may be the 3...
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Hi,We are in need of an agent that can help us find a long term rental. We are planning our retirement and relocation from So Cal to Florida; most specifically we are looking at Tampa south to Cape Coral. We are wanti...
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Hey everyone, I am considering investing in Connecticut, Bridgeport specifically due to the proximity to New York but I've only been there a handful of times. Is there anyone who is familiar with that are that may pro...
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I've been thinking of setting up a deal offering free rent for a year to a disabled veteran and their family who are in need of help to regain financial stability; they would only be responsible for utilities and a sm...
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Hey fellow BP members,
First off this is the best real estate website by far and all of you are very informative and helpful. I'm a newbie to the investor world , and I'm having a hard time finding Capitol for ...