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Hello all, I need a big push! I have been a member of Bigger Pockets for almost a year, but I just can't get my feet off the ground. I am interested in STR or Turnkey LTR properties. I am stuck on how to start. I do ...
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I'm from Huntington Beach (Orange County), California, where the RE is expensive but it's sunny all the time. :-)
I'm a mortgage broker with 17 years experience, a credit repair expert, landlord and now short sale n...
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My husband and I found very nice prospective tenants who have both great credits and good employments. Problem is prospective tenants are still under their current lease for a month and now are asking if we could star...
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Hi, I am leasing my first rental and want to make sure I do this right so I don’t get stuck with a bad tenant. What things do I need from the potential renter so I can do a proper screening on them?
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Hey everyone, I’m new to this platform. I first learned about real estate investing about 3 years ago. Around that time I had just sold my landscaping company. I quickly got my license and worked residential for 2 yea...
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Ok this may or may not be long, so if it turns out to be, please bear with me :mrgreen:
I currently own a 3 unit building that I plan on converting into a 4 unit later this year (the garage will go and I will build ...
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Very excited about getting my RE License with my wife, we are moving to Temecula, CA soon and I want to get a head start now so I can take the test as soon as I get out there, so we'll be doing it online.
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I find that most investors want to see a property's projected IRR (internal rate of return) over the anticipated life of the deal. The biggerpockets rental property calculator does not provide IRR calculations. Migh...
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Through the research I've been doing and blog posts and podcast from BP (especially the one with Jay Scott) I've decided that getting my real estate license would be an excellent first step for me, as A) I can continu...
Good morning BP,
My situation is a bit sweet and sour. I recently purchased a fully rented 4-plex through a tax deed sale for 45k. If my personal appraisal is correct it will appraise for about 125-130k on the conser...