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Hello everyone, I am new to Bigger Pockets and the real estate investment world. I have been reading, studying, creeping on the forums, listening to podcasts, etc. for months am finally feeling prepared and ready to s...
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another newbie question, if you don't mind:
Why invest in real estate?
I can see the benefit if your tenant situation produces a net cash flow.
But if you don't have positive cash flow, when do you actually realize...
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I saw his content on Youtube and thought he was legit. After getting a call with his 'Fast Track with Jerry staff' they tell you you need to put your personal savings, 401k, credit cards into paying upfront for Jerry ...
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I want to get into hotel investing, but I don't want to be on site all the time. I notice some hotels have the owner on site every day, while others do not. I want to buy a hotel where I can hire managers to be on sit...
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As I'm looking through properties I'm been noticing a lot of them with either only one picture of the exterior and nothing else. Someone who doesn't have a lot of time to look at properties right away this is kind of ...
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I have a purchase agreement for a house in Hooper, Utah (Weber County). I have 2 days to move forward or pass on it. Here are a few of the details of the foreclosed property:Purchase Price: $266KARV: $370-380KYear bui...
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I'm very new to REI and I'm having trouble understanding how to think about the numbers and evaluate a property. I have it on my "business plan" to run numbers for 50 potential properties, but that won't help me if I ...
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/05/09/landlords-ra...Interested new landlord rules expedited in San Jose on Tuesday. Interested to hear opinions from landlords in Oakland and other cities with similar rules already in...
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I have a duplex with long-term tenants who pay on-time every month. Problem: water bill has quadrupled for each of the last four months. Nobody has an answer. Each reports no leaky faucets or toilets. Upstairs tenant ...
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So a seller just offered to sell me his group of 5 apartment buildings in Cincinnati for 2.1m, holding no note. I'm looking forward to hearing what you guys think of the deal.
Here's the scoop:
Property generally in...