Hello,Has anyone had any experience in investing or building shipping container homes in Houston Texas. I am new to Bigger Pockets but looking to invest in the near future in a few Shipping Container Homes for Airbnb...
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Don’t get stuck on sideline too long – likely will be a 10-15% reduction, not a 50% reduction like 08-09
Reasons why:
Total market leverage was just 42% of mortgaged homes’ values — the lowest number on record.Wall ...
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Hi BP Community,I'm a newbiew to BP and real estate although I've been interested and researching for almost a year now. I've recently moved back to the South Bay (Palo Alto, Mountain View, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Sa...
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So, I attended my first meet up group event this evening. The group was "OKC Deal Maker Sessions" in Oklahoma City. A place for wholesale deals, wholesalers, investors, and REI tycoons to network and share deals. I me...
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So I know podcast have been recorded and blogs wrote about how it’s ok to maintain a job and invest at the same time. But do y’all know any full time cops out there who RE invest on the side? I know that after I retir...
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Hello BP Community,As I’m sure you are all aware one of the biggest challenges with real estate investing is financing. Whether it’s financing the purchase of a property or refinancing an existing investment property ...
I'm looking in various neighborhoods in Chicago to invest in a multi-family unit building. This will be my first real estate investment. Does any one have suggestions on upcoming neighborhoods? My fiance and I are ini...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $279,000
4 family in a rougher neighborhood, purchased from a family member, way over paid
What made yo...
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Ok so back in 2009 I acquired a failed multifamily subdivision from our local bank. It had 2 four plexes on it and septics in for next 2 buildings. It was plotted for 6 more I sat on it until about 2018/19. So first t...
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Looking for advice on how more experienced landlords handle this situation. I just had tenants move out and left the unit filthy. No real damage, just very dirty. We spent four hours last night cleaning. To start thin...