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The U.S. rental vacancy rate edged slightly higher to 7.1 percent in 2018 Q3, but this is still below the 7.5 percent vacancy rate in 2017 Q3. The U.S. rental vacancy rate averaged 9.6 percent from 2000 Q1 through 201...
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Is it not difficult to have a positive cash flow from a house hack? What the heck do I need equity for? So that thirty years later I can have a significant cash flow? That's useful, but what if I want to retire way so...
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I see a lot of talk on every RE investment site about buying underperforming apartment complexes and adding value. Laundry, rent raises, storage, parking, etc. Obviously everyone enjoys an undervalued asset. Isn’t t...
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I found a house in west Houston that has potential for investment opportunity. It was flooded by Harvey and is already gutted. I believe that the ARV will be significantly higher than the purchase price and rehab. The...
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My name is Rolando, I am 28 years old. I started listening to BiggerPockets podcast in October. I am planning on house hacking. I already saved enough for a down payment, and been pre approved. I am currently in the p...
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Is anybody using the BRRRR method in Huntsville? If so have you found it effective? Are you having trouble finding deals? The number of houses on the market is significantly less than just a year before and prices ...
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Hey calling you commerical experts - I am looking at a mix use property, where the residential units are occupied and the commerical is vacant....When I go apply for loan, IF that is, does lender just look at resident...
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As far as syndications go the big to do is to raise private money through passive investors like doctors lawyers etc. now what if I just used a hard money lender to cover the down payment and rehab followed by a refi ...
Looking to invest in PA. As properties become available to tour will sellers be more likely to negotiate on price after having to wait so long to sell their property?
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Hi everyone,
I understand that in Spain there are significant tax breaks (a deduction of 85%) for companies which rent 8 or more apartments under a special regime. I see that at least 55% of the company's revenue m...