Aniket Patkar
Buying a rental investment property for short-term purposes
Hello there! New member here. I wanted to get experienced opinions on our situation. My wife and I currently own a house in Royal Oak, Michigan (Metro Detroit). we have decent equity in the house as we bought it in 20...
Amy Healy
Leveraging investment property equity in a Single Family Home
Hi Bigger Pockets!I'm trying to sort out my options and make the next best move now, or within a few years. My husband purchased a single family home in 2019 and were able to refinance to an incredible interest rate o...
Cameron Nehrer
First Time Buying - Out of State?
I'm looking to get into real estate investing but I live in Los Angeles. Finding cashflow opportunities is next to impossible at this time, and even when you find decent looking numbers the sale price gets bid up way ...
Patrick Nickell
Owner Occupied Duplex - Real World Situation - Can't Really Template
Hi everyone. I am new here so please be gentle. I have been doing a TON of research and am new to the world of real estate investing. I have consumed a ridiculous amount of information and at this point everything is ...
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Laminate Flooring
I'm thinking of putting in laminate flooring throughout a house I just bought. Currently it has carpet. I have roughly 900 sq ft to do.
My main question is: How hard is this to put in yourself? It's advertised as ea...
Douglas Furia
Property Insurance in Class C areas
I've been running the numbers on various properties in Toledo just to get a feel for different scenarios. When I get insurance quotes in lower income areas around Toledo, rates seem to go through the roof! I'm talking...
Michael Wentzel
Akron vs Canton vs Massillon
We have a portfolio of properties in Colorado and we're looking to start buying properties in a second market in Ohio. My wife and I are both from Ohio, so we often end up back there for visits. We like the possibilit...
John Hodson
Using Proforma Calculators
Hi All!I'm new to buy and hold investing. I'm using a excel spreadsheet that has a conservative 10% vacancy reserve and 10% maintenance reserve every month. I've spoken with turnkey companies that say they use a much ...
Nathan Gesner
Are rents dropping in your market? You are not alone.
https://www.zillow.com/research/october-2024-rent-report-345...
It's normal for the market to slow down in winter, especially right around Thanksgiving and Christmas. This year feels different, and I'm hearing many l...
Kevin Phu
Is accelerating amortization beneficial?
Not sure if this would be the exact section to put this so sorry ahead of time if it isn't.I was hoping to discuss the idea of making an additional principal only payment on my mortgage every month. I currently have a...