Andres Aguirre
Newbie Question #1: How do you estimate the ARV on a home?
Hi everyone,New prospective investor here with TONS of questions and couldn't have found a better place to come searching for some answers :) Rather than post a very long list of questions, I thought it would be best ...
Caryn Luethe
First Investment Property... and First Panic.. Please help!
Hi Bigger Pockets Community,
Last week my partner and I closed on our first investment property. (Yay!) I took advice from a Bigger Pockets book that said the best way to really learn is to jump in. The unit is a 2n...
Denise Tinsley
Forclosure needs extensive renovation
As a newbie I purchased a foreclosed home with cash at $22,000. The previous loan on the home was for $88,000. Comps for similar homes that are in good shape would be around $100,000. I have estimated that the cost to...
Michael Shadow
Vinyl siding over asbestos
Has anyone ever installed vinyl siding over asbestos? I'm going to put 1/2 foam insulation over the asbestos, then side over that.
My main question is what type of nails or screws do you use to get through the asb...
Matthew Bailey
Vacation Rental Numbers seem pretty good to me
So this is a deal that I came across, it’s out of my league but I was curious what you guys might think.
It’s a vacation rental on a lake, for sale for 1.3M. They claim (an investor selling it) it has $190,000 per y...
Michael Tyler
Chasing a higher DSCR
I understand that loans based on DSCR are a little hard to come by right now. But barring this whole crisis...
When seeking a loan that is based on DSCR rather than DTI, is there a benefit to maximizing the DSCR? If ...
John Peine
Real Estate Entrepreneur in Northwest Arkansas (Ozarks)
Salutations all, I have read a few introductions to clarify what I need to put here. I am still not sure if this is too much information, or irrelevant so I will be breaking everything into paragraphs.I have been her...
Alex Paul
Maybe a silly question about my first potential rental
Hi all, we (my wife and I) recently purchased our first property in Southern Ca. It's a 2/2 condo that fit our budget at the time of purchase. The goal was not to offer this unit for rent for a few years (read 3-5)....
Beatriz Nahuz
Finding and analyzing the best "NNN" opportunity
I am a real estate agent that works with International real estate investors. I am currently building a portofolio of NNN properties to purchase. I have never purchased a nnn property before, I am now getting famil...
Laverne Rivera
Looking to Invest in 1st Property
I wanted some advice on buying my first property. I was looking into buying a really cheap property that required a total rehab, not sure if this is a good idea for my first investment. All advice will be helpful