Greg P.
House blew up and foundation is left - Is this a deal?
Hello, today I was offered a piece of land where the house blew up and only the foundation is left. The ARV is $170-180 in the neighborhood. I'm able to pick this up at $7,000. How much does it typically cost to bu...
Zachary Hancock
Just Signed UP!!
Hello Everyone,I'm Zachary and I'm new to RE investing as well as the Bigger Pockets Community. I live in the North Jersey area around Jersey City. I'm interested in RE investments around this area as well as NYC.I fi...
Tom Flood
Feedback for a (quasi) first time landlord
Hello everyone!My wife and I moved from our home seven years ago for my work. At the time the housing market (in our neighborhood in particular) was so depressed we couldn’t sell our home without taking a huge (50-60%...
Simon Stahl
Contractor did not pull permit. What are my options?
HiI am in the midst of a rehab in Sacramento. The goal is to fix the place up and sell it. The work includes electrical update, plumbing, new kitchen, new bath, removal of one interior wall and addition of another int...
Jake Lampinen
New to Grand Rapids Investing
Hi All,My wife and I live in Denver but are looking to move to Grand Rapids in about 2 years. We decided we would like to purchase an income property there now and potentially move in it in two years or keep it as a r...
Jeff L.
Charleston SC - Submarkets (Wagener Terrace, Mount Pleasant, Daniel Island, James Island, Crosstown, etc)
Hey BP! Hope 2015 is off to a great start for everyone.I'm looking for some information on Charleston SC submarkets. I'll be investing in my first buy-and-hold within the next six months and am looking to dial in my s...
Tony Nguyen
Does more money invested into rehab = higher ROI?
Hi,
I've been rehabbing homes for about a year now and have only been doing paint and carpet for more of my properties - very light rehab work. I've been learning about other investors around the country who do EXTEN...
Stephen E.
Screening Bingo
It is screening time again and I have an interesting one that focuses on income. I have an applicant for a recently renovated high rise condo who is a retired librarian with no dependents. She has spotless credit, he...
Aaron Misiph
How to determine renovation costs?
Hello,I am brand new to this website and have started reading some of the bigger pockets books to educate myself. My girlfriend and I have decided that we want to buy our first home this summer, and we are looking to ...
Eric L.
Carpet vs Hardwood... what would you do??
The living room and 2 small bedrooms are currently hardwood, the old 1.5" stuff that needs to be refinished really bad. I'm trying to decide if I want to refinish the floors in the living room AND both bedrooms or jus...