Chris H.
I'm new to this, young, and I want to start a snowball. Advice appreciated!
Hello all.
So, I'm young (early twenties). I work a professional job and have a very respectable income. I live in a low-cost-of-living region in Washington state. My parents were active real estate investors (my ...
McKellar Newsom
Would you buy a used split unit HVAC?
I just found out that I have a fan motor and compressor problem with my two 29 year old HVAC units. I purchased the property a few years back and am grateful the units have lasted as long as they have.
The fan mot...
Glenn Espinosa
First Energy Efficient Rehab Reveal - Before/During/After
We just finished up one of our rehabs and as some of you may know, our company just recently adopted the green/energy efficient strategy. We've been rehabbing homes since 2011 but jumped onto the green scene when we r...
Benjamin Barredo
How Much Marketing for 1 Deal a Month?
If I want to just get 1 or 2 deals a month right now, how many mailers should I be sending a month? I am working on about 1000 leads right now. I haven't mailed them all yet (I'm on a very tight budget until I get tha...
Byron Scott
Finally got my first deal going... Take a look
I finally got a deal! I'm in the process of completing my first deal. It is a duplex. I'm doing a fha 203k loan. I'm going to live in one side and rent the other out. I want to get some thoughts from others. Purchase ...
Jon S.
Lender requests a "Breakdown of Renovation Expenses"
How does one put together a breakdown of renovation expenses for a commercial bank loan application? Does anyone know a short and simple way to do this? I must be having a hard time seeing the forest through the trees...
Marc Faulkner
More Traffic from BiggerPockets than Twitter and Facebook Combined = Success
I can track the sources of traffic to our website. I have been active on LinkedIn for years now. I am sure I have over 500 connections. I am also well connected on FaceBook and have a company page there as well as ...
Bruce L.
How to deal with questionable and demanding tenants?
Hi all,We are having issue with our tenant and not sure how to deal with her. Late last week, she contacted us and stating that the upstairs toilet is leaking, through the floor and the bottom floor ceiling. On Monday...
June Yang
Suggestions for areas that provide ~1.5%/month return
Hello, I'm new to bigger pockets, but not new to real estate investing. I have been investing in real estate since late 90's, primary in VA (NOVA, DC area) and CA (SF bay area). I'll share some of my experiences and...
Erin Schenk
trying to figure out best plan for purchasing 1st property
Buy a Condo vs Rent vs wait longer to be able to buy a SFRI live in Ventura, CA and am interested in getting into real estate investing. I will be moving out of my current rental in a couple of months and am trying to...