I am thinking that providing section 8 housing may be a more affordable and recession proof way to get started in real estate for rental income. There is more inventory for single family homes than multi and I've done...

Hello everyone,  I have been searching for a duplex in Philadelphia, PA. for the past 4-5 months. My plan is to purchase w/ an FHA loan (will use 203k if needed), occupy one unit and rent out the other. I haven’t been...

I am about to close on my first fourplex this Friday through an owner-occupied FHA loan. The property fits my investment requirements at market rental rates. Unfortunately, the previous owner has kept the rents for th...

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I am starting out newbie, have young kids, have been a homemaker, but now want to do more for the family financially while also being available for my family. After reading & researching, I have decided to ta...

Hello BP community,
Just out of curiosity, if everyone who consider out of state investing has been recommended Ohio market, are there still true opportunities or actually risks? I locate in Bay Area and also conside...

Hi everybody! This is my first discussion on Biggerpockets, quite an exciting moment! :-)A little background...I have been involved in buy-to-let real estate for the past few years in South Africa (Cape Town, Johannes...

Greetings everyone! I discovered this forum by accident and glad to find lot of information and helpful community. I'm looking to invest in short term rental/Airbnb business as a long term potential making a living so...

I did a little R.E. investing about 15 years ago. I owned a couple of 4 family apartment buildings, but got out because I was traveling out of town on business a lot, and the time/hassle was not worth the potential r...

Granted this is just my opinion, but it is based on 28 years of experience (including the '80s collapse of the TX market) and some careful looking.

I've noticed more For Sale signs in Austin and San Antonio lately, i...

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The realtor I work with found a foreclosure that looks promising if I put in the work. I went for a viewing yesterday, and it needs a bit of work but I can see the potential in it if I buy it for ...