Tony Luce
One property in Bay Area or multiple out of state?
If you had approx. $150k to invest, would you put say, $20k down on approx. 7 properties out of state (I live in SF Bay Area where that is impossible to do), or would you put it all in for 20% downpayment on a triplex...
Gayle Eisner
Salinas area/Moss Landing/Castroville
Hi all:I was thinking about purchasing a house Or multifamily Salinas/Castroville? A new hospital Kaiser is being built in the area, along with a train/transit in the next several years. Also, a horse race track is...
Aaron W.
Texas Pool Spa Addendum (TAR) question around maintenance
The TAR Pool/SPA Addendum is linked below my question is centered around maintenance in my current contract I have Tenant at Tenant's expense selected. If a pool pump quits or a new pool filter is needed then who is ...
Christopher Erwin
How 1031 Investors Are Driving Up Real Estate Prices
(Re-posting this from my BP blog in case it's helpful to any of the forum readers. This is far from an exhaustive analysis into the mechanics of 1031 exchanges, but the high level thinking may be helpful to those look...
Bruce Martin
Pay off mortgage or save the money for next deal?
Hello everyone,I know this is the all too common question that depends on one's strategy and tolerance for risk but I am still uncertain about which way to go forward. I have a townhouse that is cash flowing and I ha...
Robert Allen Lin
Should I invest in subdivisions within master planned communities
Most of my searching efforts were primarily focused within the loop in better neighborhoods. Problem is, most of these investments are negative cash flowing assets. Given the uncertainty in asset and debt markets, I'd...
Joe Dimaio
Section 8 Baltimore County
I am currently considering the purchase of a duplex in Baltimore county. One unit is vacant and the other unit has a section 8 tenant who has been living there for six years. I am curious to get a little more informat...
Rhonda Wenck
Our first investment - a vacation rental?
Hi Bigger Pockets!! I love the website and podcast, and it’s inspired us to start our real estate investment journey. We have about 60-70k to start investing. We are a military family with young kids, work full time, ...
Account Closed
PM and owner move in checklist
Hello everyone Is it typical for the Property Management to give a copy of the move in checklist ( also called Inventory and Condition form) to the owner? I have rental home through a turnkey company but no such copy ...
Corey Westermann
Help please - When will FHA mortgage insurance drop off my loan??
I refinanced one of my houses into a 30yr FHA loan back in January of 2013.The FHA appraised value of the property at the time was $326k. The loan amount for the refi was $255k.Since closing occurred prior to June of ...