How does anyone buying in the Smoky Mountains make money buying today?
$1M purchase price and $125k in revenue
P/I/T payments run -$78k/yr (assuming 8% interest rate and 80% LTV)
Cleaning fees -$20k/yr
OpEx - $30k...

Hi BP Community,This year in June I purchased my first buy and hold property - a duplex. I know that it is important to have cash reserves set aside for unexpected issues that may arise with the property. However, sho...

I am in the process of obtaining a HELOC on my primary, with plans to buy some rentals. I've been doing a lot of research on how to pay down the HELOC faster using it as a checking, and have some questions as things a...

My husband and I are anxiously awaiting the refinance of our primary home so we can get started investing with our first deal. My husband is a general contractor and more confident in this field than me, but we both a...

Just a word of advice to beginners who have not yet bought any property....

One major problem that a lot of new people run into is just getting started. The biggest problem I believe is that people end up thinking to...

Hey guys, Ive been reading large amounts of posts, and came across the term slumlords, something I never heard before. Does owning rental property in low income areas make you a slumlord? Or is it when you let the pro...

Hey everyone! I’ve always had a huge interest in real estate, and now that I’m 18 I want to take that interest even further. I am from New Jersey and plan on attending college in California this upcoming fall. I’m sea...

Hello BiggerPockets!I am a fairly new investor from Illinois.  I want to connect with other investors from different markets that I am interested in getting started in.  My main goal is to develop a portfolio of renta...

I’m tired of flat-fee brokers posting FSBOs on the MLS. I spend hours and money yearly on subscriptions, CE courses and marketing for the privilege of using the MLS. We’re not even permitted to share our password and ...

In general there is a lot of speculation that the housing market prices are going to drop.... at least in California, it does feel that way I see home sales slowing down, prices haven’t really dropped a lot but it def...