CherTong Her
House Hacking, Only if I live for free?
I'm looking to house hack, but everywhere I'm seeing typically says I need to cash flow in order to "successfully" house hack. Do I absolutely need to pay zero dollars for all my expenses to "successfully" house hack ...
Ryan Monty
What rehab elements tend to increase appraisal value the most?
Specifically in Chicago, any advice on which types of rehab elements an investor in multi-family properties should focus on or give more weight to when deciding how to rehab a multi-family property? For example, in s...
Josh Freeman
What type of Property should I start with? I have the Capital
Hello All, My name is Josh Freeman. I'm located in Tampa, FL and I'm a new PRO Member of BiggerPockets..Here goes my first post.. Its kind of lengthy, but thanks for reading and any replies are appreciated!I am look...
Michael Ehmann
Commission on purchase if you are your own RE agent?
If I am my own real estate agent buying an investment property for myself, do I get the % commission which would typically go to the buyer's agent?
Pretty simple question. I tried to Google it but couldn't find anyt...
Scott Young
Credit Card to Fund Renovations...lots of questions!
I’ve been doing a lot of research into financing methods as I’m about to finally start working towards my first deal. Purchase financing aside, I’ve seen a lot of differing information on using credit cards (personal...
Michael J. Beasley
Out of State Investing - Purchasing Sight Unseen??
Hello, People of BP!I want to know how those of you who are out of state investors do it. Do you actually travel/drive/fly to do a walkthrough on the property before you make an offer? I feel like that lapse in time c...
Bill Hinshaw
Our First Flip
Purchase price - $255,000Expected rehab - $80,000Expected ARV - $425,000Actual rehab/carrying costs - $155,000Actual sell price - $525,000Profit - $76,400Time to complete – 7 months to get on market, 9 months to close...
Natan Gutt
Investing in a quadplex as a brrrr
For context here is the situation. I have a quadplex in minneapolis, in a solid area, for 200K. The seller is selling as is. Obviously the place is going to need to be rehabed. I am still a newb here so i apologize if...
Glen Wiley
mange yourself or use a PM
I see a lot of talk about the importance of hiring a property manager (PM) rather than self managing. For 20 years I have managed my own properties so I wanted to offer some thoughts on the advantages of self managing...
Cameron G.
HELP ME - Big Decision to make
Hi everyone. My name is Cam, I am 24 and live in Nashville with my wife. Long story short, I am currently a law student [also getting MBA], but I have decided that a career as an attorney is not for me. I am going to ...