Natalie Hahn
Repairing a deck with termite damage - Please help!
A termite company found extensive termite damage on the deck of our house and is offering to do a repair/remodel and bringing it up to code for $15,000. Our deck is very old and needs a lot of work, but this still see...
Jesse Miles
Would greatly appreciate some direction. Make or break my career
Greetings friends,I am a newcomer here to Bigger Pockets, I've read several of their books over the last year and decided it was time to join officially as a paying member. I write this post today as I'm feeling quite...
Edward Bowlby
First Multi Family Rental Property
I am considering buying my first rental property. The property is a duplex in Urbana Illinois. It is listed at $79,900. It is located near shopping, restaurants, school and bus lines, for easy access to the University...
Rachel Luoto
How does a bank calculate cap rate? Will I have instant equity?
HI BP! Does anyone know how a bank's appraiser concludes cap rate in deciding property valuation? My NOI/purchase price puts cap rate at double(!) the market cap. Will a bank use the lower market cap rate to appraise,...
Larry Asiak
Can I change locks?
I have a tenant who has been renting for 2 years. Have had some issues, but nothing major. The second lease was for 8 months and has expired in September. My lease defaults to month to month. I have been tryi...
Carson Sweezy
Lost My Job, Still Buying a House
I just lost my job after the company I was working for went under. I have the money saved up for a downpayment on a buy-and-hold, but I wont be able to qualify for a traditional loan now due to my income stream. Does ...
Josh Rich
Nashville 4-plex
Found a property in Nashville, actually Old Hickory, with good numbers thought I'd run it by my BP friends before I pull the trigger (this is my first buy and hold cash flow property). What do you think?
Appraised V...
John DeFoor
Rent to own new investor here
Ok I currently have an SFR that I just finished the rehab on. Now I have a couple of people that are interested in owner finance or rent to own i know nothing really about this aspect of real estate. In my mind I woul...
Scott Le
Help! New Agent Just Put My 1st House Under Contract. Now what?
I just go my license a month ago to supplement any investments I would make going forward. I hung it under my boss, who is a commercial broker and has no background in residential, and therefore he is of no help here...
Account Closed
New guy on the block! Just introducing myself
Hi BP Community,My name is Devin, just a guy from the greater Boston area (Go Pats!) with a passion for investments. I currently attend business school (Bentley University) and for about two years now I have been fero...