Rick Rolfe
What are good areas to invest in in Southern California?
Hello. I am happy to be a new member of the BiggerPockets community. I live in Los Angeles and I am looking to invest in either single family homes or small multi family. The LA market is too expensive but was thinkin...
Dan Curto
Introduction and Q re Below Market Renters
First, I’m new to Bigger Pockets and real estate investing generally. I’ve lurked for some time, read books, listened to podcasts and am now ready to jump in.My first question is I’ve found a potential multi-family th...
Richard Vandenberg
SoCal House Flip Dairy: Step One, The Negotiation
House is on the boarder of LA and OC4 bed 3 bath 2,353 sq ft with a 6,965 lot.Step One, The NegotiationI received a call on December 2, 2014 from the son of parents that needed to sell the family home. Parents are in ...
Vinay M.
Cost of Capex items in midwest?
Hi everybodyI am new to real estate and am thinking of purchasing turnkey homes out of state.Specifically, I live in NY and want to buy in KCMO and Indy.I have been evaluating several TK houses in the $50k to $60k ran...
Kimberly M.
Evict or stay? Alcoholic 60 year old woman who is harm to herself
Hi, I'll try to keep this short. We have had a 60 year old single female renter since 12/18. We have since found out that she is an alcoholic. Most recently, she was drunk and was yelling out the window that she was l...
Jess Haas
What to look for in a roofer
What should I look for in a roofer other than the standard contractor “licensed, bonded, insured”? What’s a reasonable price for Seattle or other HCOL markets? I have 4 layers of roof. Over read J Scott’s estimating r...
Eric P.
First time jitters normal after closing?
We finally closed on a perfect house for us. Its a little big now, but we plan on growing a family in it. Now that we've moved in and are unpacking I find myself feeling uneasy. Like this constant feeling of "OMG w...
Connor Corkrin
How COVID-19 Has Impacted the Baltimore Rental Market
Hey all,I'm curious how the pandemic is affecting your rental portfolios - whether positively or negatively. I'm currently only room-hacking a SFH in Riverside, so my tenants are also people I've developed a strong fr...
Jay Cooper
Pittsburgh apartment fire escapes
I'm working on a portfolio deal that has 2 apartments needing a 2 and 3 story static fire escape completely demo'd and rebuilt. Does anyone know if using wood will to work? I got an estimate from Safe Escapes and thei...
Zach Lemaster
Apartment Complex Construction
Hello BP!My partner and I are looking at building 10-12 fourplexes in the next 12 months in Cheyenne, WY. This will be our first construction project and we can use as much advice as possible. To be honest I'm not e...