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Hey community!Any RE investors in Racine/kenosha WI who have been investing in the area for a while? I am curious to see how investing here has paid off in the long run. How has the market here reacted with the nati...
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Hello all,
As my girlfriend and I look to purchase our first househack, we are curious about the pros and cons of using savings/business credit for rehab costs vs. folding costs into the mortgage with a 203K loan.
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I am aware of and follow the 1% "rule" when analyzing a new property and setting rent rates. Now I would like to have a discussion what Landlords are doing with rent rates seeing that property values have went up so m...
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Step 1 Population Growth
Use city-data.com to research the city’s population
Goal: Since the year 2000, has the city’s population gone up at least 20% (Ex: Phoenix, Orlando, Las Vegas, Columbus Ohio)
Step 2 Incom...
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Hi Everyone,I am new to biggerpockets and this is my first post. I'm 24 and haven't done a deal yet but i've listened to about 50 podcasts, read a few books, and now I am looking to start acquiring rental properties. ...
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Good day BP family. I’m in the middle of purchasing a duplex with one unit occupied and the other I’m going to live in to make it my primary residence so I get a lower down payment.
The problem is, I don’t know how ...
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Lately, I have seen a lot of landlords not providing dishwashers and garbage disposal in rental properties Should be install or not ?Thanks
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My husband and I are thinking about buying a new construction in Ocala. We have a few questions as we are not from the area: 1. Are Marion Oaks and Silver Springs good areas to invest? 2. What are the pros and cons of...
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Hello everyone,I am new to the real estate realm and looking for advice. My goal is to start my real estate journey with house hacking. I currently work in health care profession so i plan to do mid term rental to nur...
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Hey everyone, it seems like it’s difficult to get the full mortgage covered + cashflow while living in the other half of a multi family. With the interest rates right now it’s even difficult to just get the full mortg...