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I found an abandoned bi-level in a nice neighborhood that appears to be in good condition. Mail carrier said it's been unoccupied "for years." Someone is cutting the grass. Taxes are paid. It sold in 2005 for 142,900....
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What's the best advice you can give to a newbie when it comes to purchasing your first commercial property?
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Well, I remember there was a thread a couple of days ago, started by a UK investor, about a property management problem she had with her property in Detroit.
I just happened to find out that a friend of mine (really,...
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Hi everybody, This is my very first post at BiggerPockets after I was get exposed to this amazing site and forums from one of the books ive read and im thankful for that!I have no experience on RE or REI so far, altho...
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Hello BP community,My name is Ryan and im 29 years old. I am a first time home buyer looking to make my first purchase. I live in California Bay Area so obviously prices are very high which makes it tough since i don'...
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Want to start off with saying that I have only purchased rentals traditionally with 20% down. Realtor friend that I work will found a seller looking to sell off 24 sfh units. I do not have the money for a down payment...
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My wife and I recently completed two BRRRR deals, and have some capital from the cash out refinance. We would like to get some more capital in order to scale more quickly and know a few good wholesalers, so we were th...
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Hello everyone,This is my first time posting on BiggerPockets. I am a fairly new investor (own only 1 rental) and just came upon a nice deal, but wanted some insight from the more experience investors here.I found a ...
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I currently own several MF homes that were purchased between 5 and 12 years ago. Low mortgage rates, low entry price and very high cap rates. It has been harder and harder to find scenarios like that in this economi...
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Say you have a profit of $30K a year and you have invested into your home as much as you would like to, for now. So you don't want to just put the money back into the house.What is the best way to pay yourself that 30...