Jeff Rabinowitz
What is Success? How Did You Know When You Got There?
When I scroll through this forum I see lots of stories about the first deal or the tenth. The profit on this deal, the addition of a new unit. Turning a bad deal into a good one. Those are often wonderful stories and ...
Tamara V.
Using a hard money lender
Hello BP community, so I am considering making an offer on a property (my first) but I'm going to be using a hard money lender. My questions are: When using a hard money lender is the offer presented to the seller as ...
Shiquilla Dreher
Help!!!!
I brought a house for $32,000 in cash. I put $10,000 in renovation. If I sell the house I know I can get at least $100,000. I was wondering is it best for me to sell the house and pay high capital gain taxes or take t...
Anthony Smoke
My first Deal after 1 week on BiggerPockets
I received a deal from a wholesaler on BiggerPockets (I gave a reference to the wholesaler). This is a single family home located in Wilmington, NC. The deal was $80K for a 2 bed / 2 bath 1140 sqft property. It has re...
Priscilla Davenport
Should I buy more properties or starting saving my cash?
Im a single parent and investor with 4 rental properties. Three have been paid off in the last few years and the last payment on the 4th home will be February 2017. House #1 appraises at $94,000 with $1,000 rent, #2 $...
Robert Piller
When buying properties in another state, how do you analyze and view them?
When buying remotely in Texas, where I have I have enough properties in several cities, I use my maintenance man to work up an estimate and I know comps for these towns. I also use them to show my houses for me (th...
Account Closed
Stock market versus Real Estate Investment
I have been looking at the pros and cons of investing in RE versus placing money into the stock market (example JNJ) and enjoying the dividend and appreciation of that stock. Clearly there are risks in both approa...
Kristi Reavis
Residential Construction/ Cost Plus Question
I would like some help and thoughts on how to handle a remodel project that I entered into. It is a cost plus residential construction agreement in Texas that clearly states that all receipts and invoices shall be pr...
Alan Kahanu
Newbie from Kailua, Hawaii
ALOHA! Newbie here, born, raised and still residing in Kailua, Hawaii. Full-time member with 30+ years in the Hawaii Army National Guard. I'm a part-time real estate investor aspiring to invest full-time in the ne...
Nghi Le
Tips for Flippers in a Changing Market
I just wanted to give some thoughts from both an investor and lender perspective, especially for those in WA state where the market has been changing. I've been seeing a lot of refinance requests to get out of har...