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I am a complete newbie and am planning to buy my very first investment property (very first property to be exact). I live in Los Angeles but the real estate here is way out of my price range. Does anyone have any advi...
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Hello,I am a newbie and this is my first Biggerpockets post, but I am excited about the possibilities of building a portfolio of passive rental income investments. I am especially interested in investing in rental hou...
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Hey All,So I was out for a run the other day when I passed a house FSBO that I've passed probably more then a dozen times but finally decided to call. It's an estate sale, and the seller was very short with me on the ...
I am a wholesaler and am working on building up my list of cash buyers. I have heard from most people that the best way to build a cash buyers list is by making friends with a RE agent and having him/her look up on th...
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Quick question BP'ers,
I'm spending lots of time analyzing properties these days, but I'm wondering where do I go to get the cap rate and vacancy rate on any given area? It isn't always given in a listing, along with...
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Hi All:
I'm working a deal with an abandoned property that has an old Associates Financial Services Company attached. It originated in 1990 and I was under the impression, from researching my county recorder's office...
Hi,I currently own my primary residence free and clear. It is worth about $1.6M and located in Southern California. I have been flipping houses for about 4 years but want to remain in this property longer and start a ...
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Hey all,
I am in the Sacramento area and looking to find some good deals for fix and flips. I was considering checking out a Sacramento county auction and I was wondering if anyone had experience with this. ...
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Hello All!I have a quick question.I have read a great deal of info about seller financing and I feel pretty comfortable with a deal I just struck with a worn out landlord. But I just want to verify a few things.Can an...
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I purchased a duplex (two 2/1 units) in Roswell, GA in July of 2017. I recently went into the property and the tenant showed me a bunch of mold growing on the inside of the bedroom walls around the North perimeter of...