Albert Okagbue
Home Flipping at 10 Year High?
According to CNBC.....Rising home prices are bringing more house flippers out of the woodwork, and that may be a sign of an overheating housing market. The number of active home flippers last year was the highest ...
Joe D.
Best way to negotiate rent and terms
Hey all, I'm on the other side of the fence and need to rent a property while I'm in between homes. I thought I'd ask for some recommendations on the best way to approach getting the right lease term and price. Bei...
Angie Williams
Philadelphia temple area
Just curious of what other people's opinions are about temple University's north side of the campus? Do you think it will eventually build itself up? It's still sorta run down but does have certain attributes that ma...
Hai Le
Do "the rules" REI even apply in California
Newbie here practicing analyzing some properties in socal, particularly Inland Empire). I'm trying to implement the percent rules (2%, 70%, and 50%) but not even coming close with the property values. What percentages...
Mike Doyle
How to Choose an Out of State Market
I live in Orange County, California and am looking to begin investing out of state. I'm trying to stay away from the "HOT" areas. Any suggestions as to how to research various out of state markets? Demographics, job t...
Melissa Horwath
New to BP, where's my 2nd investment property going to be?
Hi all! Great to be here and learn from you all. I'm currently looking for a multifamily investment property (I did some research and cap rates look great in Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville, Nashville, and/or Atlanta;...
Shoshana Shulman
how to find baltimore foreclosures (21209, 21215, 21208) before they hit the market
Hi folks,It's been quite a while since I've posted.I have been looking for months for a deal I am comfortable with in Baltimore.Unless I get in at the right price (and I'm not buying war zone properties), it just isn'...
Matt Romano
BEST conventional rates right now!
Will be closing soon on my first house hack :) Decided to do do things a bit differently than the norm by going in with 20% on a conventional loan (to avoid PMI), and to put me at a better equity position to borrow a...
Melissa Nichols
Using a HELOC for Down Payment on Investment Property
Hello,My husband and I bought a vacation home (2nd home) about a year ago and have been renting it out on Airbnb since January 2017. We bring in an approximate gross profit of $3k per month and a net profit of around ...
Mark Shaffar
Does Real Estate Investing Revitalize Neighborhoods?
So My friend @Dawn Anastasi just posted a story: http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/201...about rough neighborhoods in the US and it got me thinking. I know that in the roughest neighborhoods you have a ha...