Stanci March
Would you do this deal and how would you plan for a 5 yr balloon?
I'm looking at a package of 3 "class A" mixed-use properties with 14 doors total (13 apartments, 1 retail). The properties are downtown historical residential loft buildings with street-level retail (two of which have...
Trevor Brunckhorst
1st timer, looking for assistance.
Hello all. Thank you in advance to anyone who takes the time to respond to this thread or help me understand. I've never invested in any real estate. In fact, I bought my primary residence June 4th. I primarily wo...
Mariah Jeffery
How to find out quickly if seller is motivated?
A few times a month, I get tips that are usually something like "So and so is really sick of being a landlord, and wants to sell his properties ASAP." I got one such tip last night. Potential sellers own a duplex and...
April Littleton
Newbie: Self-manage or Property manager?
Hi! I will be closing on my first property, a duplex, May 18 in Dayton, Ohio. My plan is to house hack and start a property management business and manage the other half through my own property management business. As...
Tom De Napoli
How is the COVID-19 Crisis Impacting Retail Real Estate?
Bigger Pockets Community,
Before the COVID-19 crisis, my investing partner and I were analyzing deals for neighborhood strip centers in our home region. What a difference a month (or three) makes. Over the past sev...
Christopher T
MILITARY TO REI PLAN
First, thanks Joshua Dorkin for this forum... I am addicted! I've been brainstorm for a few months on how I should get started. I'm currently in the military and am going to request to get out as I am tired of sayin...
Pat Ayres
Flips & What's a good profit?
Hey everyone at BP,I am working on my first (non live-in Flip). As it stands now with rehab costs, holding costs, Closing costs, & paying the buyers agent, I will net out at $33,000. Since I am not flipping as an ...
Anthony Z.
Waiting for the market to rebound?
I want to buy a 2 bedroom house in the bay area and live in one room while renting the other room out. However, the volatility of the housing market makes me very concerned that I am buying at the wrong time. On one s...
Nicholas Jose
My 3-year Game Plan for Financial Freedom
My Game PlanGood evening, BP.2019 is a month away and I’d like to share with you guys my game plan for the next 3 years. Keep in mind that this is a WIP, and perhaps if there’s someone out there who’s in a similar pos...
Trevor J Dammon
Newbie refinancing plan
Hi all,Newbie here. Creating a written plan with some spreadsheets. The basic plan is to buy a duplex with 20% down (100k down for a 500k property). Annual cash flow around $2,500. After the property has appreciated a...