Greg Balue
Comparing General Contractor Bids
I am soliciting proposals from general contractors for extensive rehab work on a rental property. What should I expect these proposals to look like?I asked GCs to provide cost broken down by individual project (e.g., ...
Tony Nguyen
Office Building Analysis
An investor has a building that I'm trying to evaluate, but can't determine which method to go by. Here are the numbers;
Actual Gross Inc $69,600.00
Actual Expenses $(16,224.00)
Vacancy (10%) $(6,960.00)
NOI $46...
Corey Reuter
Seasoning funds with conventional investment loan
Hi there - I have completed my first two deals, which are going better than anticipated, and am trying to keep carrying this momentum. I had a discussion with my lender yesterday about preparing my finances so that I ...
Mark Graziano
Newbie Direct Marketing Questions (First Direct Mail Campaign)
After listening to a few podcasts and reading about others experiences with direct marketing it is my turn to jump in. My goal for this project is to purchase at least one 3BR/2Bath SFR for a buy and hold position. ...
Roxy H.
How can I learn more about my market?
I am a true beginner in real estate and would like know everything I can about my market area. I want to be an expert, but I am not sure where to start. I live in Toledo, Ohio and population is about 284,000, plus ...
Eric Miller
Hello, newbe from the high desert in Southern CA
Hello everyone, I am a very novice investor but wanting to learn as much as possible. From what I have read on this site already, this is a great place to start.
My wife and I currently have one rental property, whi...
Julie L.
$1700/mo. increase in rent for $60k renovation!!
Hello fellow BP folks! I wanted to share one of the projects that I completed that led me to finding my way to BP's forums and has inspired me to start my journey on flipping homes. I also hope anyone reading this mig...
Andrea Cole
Internet-- Share service or one for each side of duplex?
We're getting close to listing our first duplex on Air BnB. Since it's a duplex with a shared center wall, I'm trying to decide if I buy independent WiFi for each side or just have one side share it with the other. Ov...
Dan Galvan
Mobile Home/Land Package Owner Financing
Hello all,I'm new to BiggerPockets and have been dabbling in real estate investing for about 10 years now. I was in the military so I was not able to commit a whole lot of time into it; however, in the past 10 years,...
Matthew Ladner
Nice Duplex near a University
I am looking to do my first deal with a house hack. There is a very nice Duplex in Mobile. It is a new build in a nice area and also very close to the University of South Alabama. I am having mixed emotions due to a...