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For several years my wife and I have talked about pursuing a different path, beyond working for a W2. During the past two years I've devoured information about real estate investing. Over the past 8 months we accelera...
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Hey everyone, I've been lurking around the BiggerPockets community/forum for years now and I'm finally proud to say that I opened escrow on a property in Palm Desert, CA in Coachella Valley. I am planning on using it ...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $137,000
Cash invested: $26,000
We bought this house completely renovated & lived here for a bit over 2 years. ...
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I have a property I am interested in. Its like 55-60% Commercial....but there is a lot of space to increase the residential square footage (such as a laundry room). What is the process to do this...anyone had succes...
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Hello I'm a new landlord and this is my first post in on BP! I have been following and reading for about 3 years. I bought a duplex in March 2018 and have been house hacking while remodeling one side, while.i inherite...
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Hello BP Members,I am in search of a general contractor licensed in the District of Columbia that has experience with home remodeling. The property I am considering is a total gut and will need an experienced contract...
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I am looking at a 2 family with 1 bed 1 bath in each. I am curious where my net profits should be at the end of the year. The cash on cash is 25% net profit is 5500 a year. Should I be looking for better returns? Purc...
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Hey, have you heard about the PadSplit rental opportunity? Turning a property that might traditionally produce a 7-10% cash-on-cash return into one that produces 15-30% if managed properly. As a company we help invest...
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Hi BP,I hired a handy man to fix up our rental a couple months back. He doesn't have a contractor license or anything. There was a ceiling leakage that he was supposed to fix when I hired him but a few days ago my new...
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I'm seeking a contractor for hire who is familiar with the FHA 203k program in Brandon Fl. Any referrals would be helpful. thanks.