Scott Dixon
Data Visualization and Big Data to Drive Smart Investing
Has anyone worked with taking a real estate data set such as building permits, real estate sales, etc. and used a Big Data too like Tableau to visualize the data? I have started to look at my local market to see what...
Nicole Grenier
Remodeling a Kitchen
Hi All,I am remodeling a kitchen in a 2 family house I just bought. I am upgrading the full unit to be more modern and have an open concept. The house is in West Hartford CT, a very nice area where a lot of professio...
Miki M.
Owning & Operating Vacation Rentals in Hawaii : what a newbie should know?
Hi BP!I have a strong interest in owning & operating vacation rental property(ies) in Hawaii... in Kailua-Kona / Hawai'i County, to be more specific. I have a few question to other BP members who have experience w...
Lauren Hogan
Why Do You Invest in North Carolina? (Testimonial Request!)
BiggerPockets! I'm working on building a landing page for North Carolina and/or the cities of Fayetteville, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro. Would anyone be willing to share why you choose to invest in the st...
Bret Weigel
Attic Insulation on Rental - Install or not?
Hi all, I had some tenants move in last month to a 3/2 SFR (I just closed on the property a month prior) and I really like them a lot. Good people. Anyways, the first day in, we realized the hot water heater needed re...
John Thedford
Our REIA Meeting With DBPR: re what is unlicensed brokering
We had the REIA meeting yesterday. DBPR was kind enough to send an investigator down and cover the topic: what constitutes unlicensed brokering. She did address one specific case where the file has been turned over to...
Edwin De leon
Monthly Rental Income Profit I Should Expect From a 2-3 MF
I will be buying my 1st 2 MF with a VA NO MONEY DOWN LOAN as a 100% Disabled Veteran ... ( will have 6 months reserve in bank for mortgage pymts, and $15k for unexpected major repairs )
What should be reasonable go...
Terri-Leigh H.
To Airbnb or Not to Airbnb
Hi all,Newbs here. We have a TON of money in equity on our primary, want to get into RE. Our friends, many, have done the STR thing in Cape Coral and can’t say enough good stuff. The appreciation is there, the growth ...
Ryan Thomson
Real Estate Investing: Why Cost Averaging Outperforms Timing the Market
When it comes to House Hacking and real estate investing, many people find themselves entangled in a web of misconceptions and contradictory advice. The alluring prospect of timing the market and concerns about high-i...
George P.
Buyer's closing cost not disclosed to the seller (seller subsidy)
Is there a law that specifically prohibits the closing company not to disclose the buyer's itemized closing costs ? We are contributing a rather large sum to the buyer's closing (10k), and would naturally want to see ...