Gabriella Borukhov
Getting cold feet... please help run my numbers
I finally decided to invest in a fix and flip. Everything was making sense until I had a bunch of people around me tell me it's a huge risk. Now I'm so scared because I don't want to lose money and have a bad experien...
Jesse S.
House hacking in Brooklyn seems impossible
A little background..... I live in Brooklyn with my wife and 2 kids. We love real estate but find ourselves priced out of our local market. We own two out of state SFRs that we bought turnkey and they are performing w...
Margie Fuller
Share your 20/20 Hindsight - what would you do differently day 1
What single piece of advice would you give to a newbie to share the hind sight you've no doubt experienced by this point. Knowing what you know now, what would you have done?
James Canoy
Panic attacks are impacting my deals
I’ve been doing my research and reading and running numbers but I’m having an issue. I’ll submit offers on places which I think are good deals but within a day I start getting panic attacks and it ends up with me back...
Tyson Bumgarner
Starting RE investing with multi-family units? My plan.
For starters, I have zero RE investing experience. I am not interested in owning SFH. Is it's reasonable to believe I could be successful starting off with multi-family units?
Here is my plan (keep in mind my 0 exper...
Caleb Johnson
Being a Landlord Sucks
While investing in the past 2 years, I have been threatened, I’ve caught mice with my hands, called the police on tenants, done cash for keys and many more interesting things. All this has taught me that I don’t want ...
Arjun S.
Rent to Retirement experience
Hello BP!
Here is my frank 2 cents! I recently closed on my 1st out of state property and in the currently in the process of closing on a 2nd one after learning about turnkey rentals and coming across rent to retirem...
Sarah T.
5% cap rates for apts in Dallas area. How to find better returns?
Hi fellow Bigger Pockets investors!It's nice to meet you all. I'm a newbie to the forum but not a newbie to investing - I've owned / own a few properties (single family, duplex, etc.). I've been trying to buy my fir...
Kent Renshaw
Besides filing a Memorandum of Agreement, how does a contract buyer protect contract seller from mortgaging the property. And if they do, who is first in line?
Scenario: Contract buyer and seller enter into a Contract for Deed. Buyer immediately files Memo of Agreement in the situs county. All goes well for two years and Seller applies for loan. Mortgage Lender realiz...
Helen Chau
Am I ready for Multi-fam and Apartment Investing
Greeting everyone!
I would like to leverage this group's expertise to help assess my readiness for multi-fam and apartment investing.
I have been a SFR landlord for 4 years. The properties have been pro...