![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/826575/small_1697055129-avatar-jimmief4.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I'm a first time home buyer. I've been on bp for about a year. Listening and reading. I'm bidding on this home. The realtor asked me what's my justification for asking 85% of the asking price. He said you could get re...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/35537/small_1621368328-avatar-hmann1.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
If I offered "all cash" on a short sale and got it approved... will the short sale lender have an issue with me using hard money as part of my funds? Why would they? I've closed short sales before and haven't had this...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/162947/small_1621420452-avatar-liam_goble.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I currently live in State College, PA, but my wife and I have considered a move to Portland Maine. All of our investments are in our local Pennsylvania market and I have no experience with PM or turnkey companies,...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1235569/small_1621510516-avatar-angelov5.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
So i've heard many people talk about the 1% rule. The rule states that the monthly rent should be around 1% of the purchase price. Now I want to say I do understand this is a rule of thumb and I do understand it's no...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/207049/small_1621433219-avatar-jayhelms.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
How do you handle your anxiety at your monthly in-person meetups? OR do you forgo the meeting all together because of your anxiety and just scavenge the forums here on BP?
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/329970/small_1621444690-avatar-crossfitcrna.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
So I'm currently living in a boom and bust town. There have been minimal sales in the past 90 days. Not enough to get any comps.
How would you all go about evaluating the value of a property, when prices 12 months a...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/257228/small_1694609065-avatar-kylec2.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
So as a cash investor of vacant land, I have ZERO experience wholesaling. Lately, however, I've come across quite a few pieces of property that don't have legal egress and are completely bordered by parcels owned by ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/999769/small_1621507144-avatar-sachina1.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Have a great fulltime job with good pay and benefits - After investing in multiple states (8 units in total) (full turnkey) hit a plateau ( 1% rent rule, 9% PM fee, rent ready expense which offset your yearly ROI :) :...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/944986/small_1621506006-avatar-noopurb.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I am interested in investing in a coin or card operated laundry but have some very basic questions:- What are the reliable resources to find available businesses? Google comes up with loop.net and bizbuysell.com. - Ar...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1388025/small_1728612014-avatar-danielv148.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Looking into a deal on a house built in 1899. 3 bed 1.5 bath for $155,000, tons of value add potential, and right in the middle of a rapidly growing western Colorado neighborhood. Wondering if anyone has any insigh...