Alaina Redfern
Out of State investor interested in Ohio
Hey everyone, real estate investor from Alaska here. I’m interested in the buy and hold strategy, I own a couple rental properties here in state but I’ve been interested in Midwest due to low property costs. I’ve been...
Allen Tracy
Rehab Estimate Cheat Sheet
Does anyone have a worksheet with general costs for itemized rehab/replacement items? I'm trying to put something together so I can do a really rough estimate of costs to fix a property after the inspection but befor...
Craig Hewitt
Invest as a property owner or private lender?
A bit of a philosophical question here, but looking for anyone who's done some of the in-depth calculations of these types of investments. The question is if I'm just getting into real estate investing and have 10...
Chris V.
Stockton CA Multi-Family Bids Adieu to 1% Rule Properties
For the last few years Stockton CA buy-and-hold rental property used to be a virtual no-brainer. Now the market for conforming multi-family property is at a turning point, breaking through the floor dictated by the 1%...
Vincent John Tucci
Wisconsin - City Hid Condemned House Status Until After Purchase
Posting for a friend of mine who would like to remain nameless. Thank you in advance for anyone that can shed some light for him. He is a biggerpockets follower so he will see your posts. ....."Purchased House from...
Christian Wathne
BRRRR in Seattle, Washington (with before/after pics and numbers)
I just finished a BRRRR just outside of Seattle, Washington. This deal had all sorts of complexity. It was an out of state deal (I live in the SF Bay Area), where I 50/50 partnered with a contractor, and got a private...
Will Barnard
A real way to learn RE investing?
This topic is started based on another by our BP founder Josh D. in regards to the BP store. It was asked what us members would like to see added in the BP store and one of my suggestions was to add pay per view webin...
Jacob P.
Illegal electric install found after closing. What would you do?
I'm a couple months into owning a rental property in NY. Bigger Pockets was a huge getting it nailed down! Now I've got my first post-purchase question.The home I purchased was a gut renovation flip. To make a long st...
Brandon Taylor
david greene's argument for paying down mortgage faster
In David Greene's book "Long Distance Real Estate Investing" (which is awesome, btw) I saw an argument that I didn't understand fully, which is basically "you should overpay on your mortgages to refinance them faster ...
Marvin Hernandez
Are flip contractors reliable these days?
Hi BP CommunityI am looking to teaming up with a reliable contractor for my rehabbing homes business, but are contractors reliable now a days?What do you look for on a contractor you plan to work with?Is it fair to sa...