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Hello all,I just purchased and renting out my first single family home at the beginning of the month. The new tenants are a family and I've gotten several texts about different items in the unit within the first two d...
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Afternoon Biggerpocket friends and memebers,
Here is my situation. I bought my first investment property with all my capital. So its free and clear. I bought it for $15k put $15k into it so im at $30. House ...
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Vancouver $10,000 annual vacant house taxAny thoughts on this? They are saying that there is just basically no rental properties available, so if you're just holding property you're getting taxed $10,000 annually for ...
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You guys rock! Just a hurdle I am trying to smoothly clear by preparing myself before taking on my 1st property when it closes this week. (2unit upper/lower duplex) built in 1920 but in excellent shape. Inspector was...
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Hey everybody,I've been researching/reading up on everything REI for the past Month or so. I'm super excited about starting, even went to look a distressed houses in a neighborhood I might like to invest in.Here is so...
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My husband and I just recently bought a SFH in Saint Petersburg FL. The property is elevated and there is a big drain in the back. However, it is still in a flood zone and we were quoted at $4,000 for the YEAR in Floo...
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Good Evening BP'ersInteresting situation here: Planning to house-hack a triplex or quadraplex here in Raleigh, NCEven once I can secure the finances, hunting down the right property has proven to be EXTREMELY difficul...
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BPs community,I recently went under contract for our 3rd rental property. I know as we get more and more properties we are under more and more risk. My question is, is the best way for us to avoid risk to set up LLC...
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Hi BP community! In Chicago, what would be your top 3 criteria to choose to buy a multi-family house in Chicago? (for buy & hold)(for instance, does the 2% rule even work here?)
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So I have been saving, growing out my credit lines, and finding all sources of funding I can from my own personal sources. Here is the breakdown of the funds my wife has agreed to let me utilize in my REI ventures. ...