Paul Park
How to find a good property manager
Hello all! I’m looking to get back into the game (I currently have one rental) and was wondering what I should do when looking for a property manager as well as an agent to find more rental properties (both residentia...
John Drinkwater
The "Quit Playing Games" Scenario
You know what is frustrating?After 3 Months, and 100 + hours of going through Los Angeles Housing Market analyzing 100's of deals, still coming up short. Last week, Friday morning to be exact, I found a listing in Wes...
Shawn Fitzgerald
Buying the duplex I live in..?
Hello BiggerPockets! This is my first post. :) The duplex that I am currently living in is for sale. It is in a good section of Cincinnati, OH. There are upstairs and downstairs units (both 2 bedrooms/ 1 bath) 1000 sq...
Jay Garrison
Buying a home that is too low priced to qualify for a mortgage
Hi,I am interested in buying a two flat in my area for rehab, and then I will live in one unit and rent out the other. I understand now that such a low priced property isn't profitable for a traditional bank or mortg...
Jeff McIntyre
Major damage caused by Hurricane Harvey, Insurance not covered
I own a single family rental property in Houston that was ravaged by Hurricane Harvey. I bought the home from Memphis Invest in the summer of 2015. They have been very helpful with information and updates through this...
Account Closed
Ideas for raising money quickly for next rental property?
My goal in life is to own as many rental properties as possible. I recently purchased my first duplex. I would like to make managing the properties my full time job. As everyone knows, purchasing and fixing real estat...
Adam Johnson
Graduate from Wisconsin
Hello! My name is Adam Johnson. I'm was born in Janesville, WI and also lived in Wausau, WI. I just learned about real estate investing over Thanksgiving weekend 2013 while talking to an investor I had just met. He...
Conway Churaman
With what you know now and forced to start over, what would you do with $30,000?
Yes, I've been mostly lurking these past few months as I try to deal with situations preventing me from focusing on REI without distraction. In the meantime, I need ideas to chew on until then. So this question is ...
Jil Tin
Debt or Leverage of Low interest,what is best plan before retire
Debt or Leverage of Low interest, what is best plan before retirement?we live in California, have primary home and a rental home. I have 530k balance primary home first mortgage locked 3.5% for 30 years (PITI=$3263), ...
Yameen Salahuddin
Down Payment
This might be a dumb question - but here goes: In my search for my first investment property, every realtor I speak to has the same question - how much am I going to put down? My question is this - assuming you clos...