Suzy R.
Deciding Whether to Buy Neighbor's House
Hi BP Community,I have a wonderful and kind neighbor who has used her house as a storage unit for about 20 years. She stores stuff there, but lives elsewhere. She purchased the house for $299k in 1999. In 2017 it wa...
Cassandra Boyett
How do I decide where to buy my first rental property?
We own a house and want to purchase our first long term rental property. We live in California so real estate is pretty expensive here and we only have about 30k to start off with. I have no idea where to start lookin...
Emily Holbrook
New to BP and determined to close on 1st rental prop before year end
Hello community! While I've been a landlord for a long time now (just by moving out of my house and choosing to rent it instead of sell it), I'm now purchasing my first rental property. I just finished my 3rd book on ...
Jeff Tracy
Advice on yellow letters from someone who is now getting them
About 6 months ago my mother in law passed away and we inherited her home outside of Atlanta. We were lucky enough that her friend around the corner wants to buy the home, so we struck a deal with him and we close in...
Mike McKinzie
HELOC
I am mulling over an idea and I would like to hear other's input. For those that don't know, my mother passed away in April and they had a small family trust. I just found out last week that they have an active HELO...
Herm M.
Is this realtor BS'n me?
Well here's the info for the property I'm working on:
http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/35152-can-someone-analyze-this-please-
The owner bought it for $37 million in 2007. They are aware that they are go...
Claire D.
First Flip - DIY rehab or contract it out?
Calling experienced house flippers! On your first flip, did you contract out most of the work or do it yourself? Knowing what you know now, how would you recommend a first-time flipper approach the rehab? Here are my ...
Latimer Luis
1031 Exchange - Questions from a n00b
Hi all,
I am new to REI so be easy on me pls. :) this is my first post.
I sold my bay area condo in 2013 not knowing the appreciation would balloon over the last 5 years. I was debating on renting it out at the tim...
Kimberly H.
9 months taking the plunge into investing!!
I'm so excited about finally being able to investment in real estate. My husband owned a house when we married so my slate is entirely clean and I had issues with my credit, but that has since been cleaned up and my f...
Dustin Booth
Decent winfall need to 1031 into something else. I'm brand new!?
Hi - This is my first post. Apologies if I chose the wrong forum. I have a SFH in SoCal that I want to sell as I have a ton of equity but is making bumpkiss. I haven't lived in it for 6+ years so I will need to 1031 i...