Garen Lafser
New Member from St. Louis, Missouri!
Hi Everyone,My name is Garen Lafser and I am excited to be joining the community here at BP. Apart from my work (see below), I am always trying to learn more about real estate, developing, and about all the various t...
Theodore Lin
Santana Row San Jose KB home property
Hello BP!Looking to get some advice for my family. We've invested in a KB home property nearby Santana Row in San Jose California. The current tenants will be moving out and the rental price has gone up from 3800 to a...
Jourdain Francine
Maintenance man charging percentage of tool set value?
My fiancée and I just bought our first duplex that is already occupied. We hired a friend who does maintenance for a large real estate management company. He has recently started doing personal jobs on the side but is...
Marian Smith
Will newer Austin investors be able to exit at all? Ever?
Redfin just alerted me that a 1300 sq ft home listed at 185k closed having sold for $198k...not in Austin proper but in suburban Brushy Creek just off 45, fairly close to the new Apple campus. The house is now listed...
Ross Bernard
Trust No One (when it comes to contractors...)
I found an HVAC tech online who had 64/64 five-star reviews on Google Maps. There was nothing but praise for him, so I gave him a shot. He diagnosed my problem as a faulty control board. He quoted me $700 for the boar...
Brian Dudash
New to the RE game (Intro)
Hi All! My name is Brian and I'm a 26 year old originally born and raised in the Midwest (Cleveland area specifically), but I've been living in the bay area for almost 3 years now as I got my first "big boy" job in te...
Mustafa Mo
When would you call a condo is a good investment?
Hi,
I found a good condo & I know the area of it very well. Condo is in an excellent condition, located at a golf course. When I did my math, I found that the condo is going to barely break even (target Rent vs m...
Ace Kaspar
My thoughts on the latest episode of On the Market
Hi all!I always love listening to the different podcasts that are made by people in the BiggerPockets community such as this one, Wiire, BiggerPockets Money Podcast and more.
As a native from the Raleigh, Durham area...
Carlos Ptriawan
as unemployment would be 100% going up next year and higher chance of recession
it's expected 900% in certain way that unemployment would raise more than current 3-ish to 5-ish next year and higher chance of recession signaling Fed to post 75 bps rate reduction in 2024, question would be whether ...
Scott Mac
Which Areas Will Recover Financially From the Virus First?
I think Texas will be the first market to recover from the financial impact of the virus. Texas is a jobs Tiger.
Then in no particular order, Utah, Montana, No. and So, Dakota and Idaho (because they are not as effec...