Da Deep
Is my realtor nuts?
So I'm in the market for a house. In the current climate, I would think it is a buyers' market and sales are soft. My realtor wants me to believe otherwise. She tells me she's busy as ever, homes are selling left righ...
Pierre Thernize
How to go about overcoming your fear of messing up your first investment?
I have resolute to make my first investment purchase in 2014. I have chosen my market "downtown Newark". I have set aside some emergency funds for what will go wrong after I purchase the deal, but I wonder how much is...
Tae C.
Northside - Did it just die?
Hello all,The subject line may be a bit overdramatized...but maybe not? Just listed a finished rehab on Apjones last week. It’s not the greatest and nicest ever, but it’s solid and was decently priced. A bit on the h...
Jared Forman
Property Fraudulently Sold to Me.
I live in Phila PA and last month I purchased a property for $60,000 using hard money from a wholesaler. At the closing table the wholesaler brought someone who he claimed was the seller. She provided her id and signe...
Marc Woodward
What do I do with this nightmare property?
Hello folks, this is my first post and I would really appreciate some thoughts on my situation... I could probably write a novel on the backstory, but I will do my best to stick to the relevant information...I own a ...
Trevor Sambrano
Do Agents despise working with house flippers?
I am working diligently to find deals by driving for dollars, reaching out to wholesalers, building a website, etc. Today I decided to call several agents in the area and discuss what I was looking for as an investor,...
Johnny Kang
Repositioning
If I'm buying a muti-family (5-10 units), what are the step by step process in repositioning a property so the rents are up to market rates? There's a property I've been looking at which needs a lot of work. Can I, as...
David DuCille
Has Bigger pockets jumped the shark?
This was an amazing resource when i started investing a few years ago. In the past 6 months to a year all I get is spammed by wholesalers. Has this site gone the way of Facebook and grown a bit too much? These are "...
Eric Crockett
Expanding my portfolio in the Boston and Providence Areas
Hey Folks,
First post on BP here. Probably a bit longer than usual...but I am an avid (not necessarily good) writer. I don't know exactly where I am going with this or what I expect to get from it, but let's see wher...
Mike Hoefling
2nd Multi-Family
Last year I bought my first multi-family (4-Unit) with an FHA loan only putting down 3.5%. I am looking to buy my 2nd Multi-Family but the lenders want me to put down 25% and on purchase prices around $200,000 thats $...