Hunter Brown
How should I calculate return/yield on common area/community amenity renovations?
First post so take it easy on me. I'd like to analyze past projects to see if it was a good decision to invest capital into a renovation project. Below are all of the factors that play into these projects and why I ha...
Eleu Lee
New Member Introductions
HI.This is only my 2nd post though I plan to be on here regularly from this point forward. I am based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and I am a full time investor raising private equity and private capital to fund rea...
Lawrence Potts
When is a Home Equity Loan Better than a HELOC?
Hello BP,When is a Home Equity Loan better than a HELOC?My understanding that a Home Equity Loan is simple and straight forward. I’m not familiar with typical LTV’s or processing fees attached.A HELOC sounds like a be...
Jeff N.
Are Agents and Loan Officers required to safeguard sensitive information?
Just had an incident where a loan officer was emailing my tax forms back to me because she needed my signature on them, but I haven't been receiving them. after a week of telling her I haven't received her email I fin...
Monica Johnson
What's the best way to estimate repair costs?
I am looking at a house that's selling for 30k in the Atlanta area, comps are 150k. I have a hard money loan for 60k. I'm going to look at the house in the next couple days (the owner said he has to have it sold by ...
Greg Gallucci
Screening Low Income Tenants
Hi Bigger Pockets,I am getting ready to purchase my first rental property and have been reading quite a bit on this forum (thanks for all the great info). In my area (central NJ) it is very difficult to find reasonabl...
Gerald King
question about a potential deal
There is a house in Forestdale/Adamsville, Alabama that is 2bed/1bath/1car garage in rather decent condition. I say about $5k in repairs to bring it up to par. Comps in the area are between $22k and $74k for this ty...
Shiela Gerasimenko
Looking for an Investor Friendly Real Estate Agent NW Florida
Hi there,My husband and I are looking into Florida market, around Freeport and Panama City and maybe Destin too.
Sean Yuan
Converting Recreation Room into an ADU
Hi,Wondering how difficult it is to convert a detached recreation room (permitted) to an ADU. I'm asking because I'm interested in purchasing a house with a recreation room in hopes of renting it out.Thanks for your ...
David Ivy
Texas Court Strikes Down Austin Short-Term Rental Rules
A Texas state appeals court recently declared as unconstitutional some very substantial elements of Austin's short-term rental ordinance. In particular, the court took issue with Austin's handling of so-called "Type-2...