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Any YOUNG RE investors out there trying to figure this out/doing it? 18? Early 20 Somethings?
Anyone here on BP who is 18 - early 20's trying to figure out real estate investing/in the process of making their first investment? I'm right there with ya. What are you currently interested in investing? It would...
Malcolm Chelliah
Best strategy for physicians looking to invest?
Hello there, new to this community. I have been listening to a lot of the BP podcasts and youtube videos for the last few weeks. My husband and I are both in medicine. Next year he will be an attending and I will be s...
Gary Baker
1%-2% rental rule of thumb
Hi Bigger Pockets - long time lurker.Part of my procrastination in buying SFR rentals in 2016 has been that my calculations show negative returns, thus no cash flow. The DFW market heated up rapidly in 2013-2016 and h...
Ashley Wolfe
Do you inspect each and every property?
We just had our first accepted offer on a house that I knew would have some underlying problems. After the general home inspection, we discovered WAY more than we were willing to take on for our first rehab/rent so w...
Maya Torres
What type of flooring would you use in a fixer?
Hi everyone!I'm in the process of trying to select flooring for my live in flip. My husband and I will be living in this house for 3 years minimum so I don't want to go cheap with flooring but don't wanna go too expen...
Nick Atwood
Why Real Estate Investors Should be Their Own Agents
As an investor, it didn't make any sense why I was letter a buyer's agent collect 2.5% of the purchase price, for the minimal return I was getting. After many sales, I knew the real estate forms well and had the buyin...
Chelle Knijnenburg
lease change the renter (a lawyer) wants to add about escrow
Hello all.Our future renter wants to put these two items in the contract, one is in case we put the house on the market. Note that she is a lawyer. We don't fully understand the escrow clause and how it might affect ...
Jared Carpenter
What One Should Know About Equity Waterfalls in Multi Family RE
Good evening BP World,I was hoping that through your collective responses and examples, we as a community could learn more about the common real estate waterfall components.In layman's terms, could a few of you kindly...
Chad Adams
Trouble choosing a niche
Hello everyone,I've been reading and listening to everything I can for the last several months. Thank you to all of you for making BP such an amazing place full of awesome info.I am beginning my search for my first i...
James Jackson
EV Chargers for short term vacation rental property
I have two short term vacation rentals in a remote location in Virginia and the nearest charging station is about 30 minutes away. Does anyone have any experience in EV chargers and how desireable they are to renters?...