Elvis Albarracin
Newbie: 1st Investment Property
Resident of the Tampa, Florida area and looking to begin investing in real estate. You gotta start somewhere, right ? Would like to invest anywhere between $10k-15k more or less. As my title states, i'm a newbie and v...
Bienes Raices
Should I make an offer on half a duplex?
It's an approved short sale for 58K, vacant (formerly tenants there), so possibly short sale process might move faster. I don't know if I can realistically offer lower than 58K--I need to talk more to my realtor. It s...
Mitch White
Palm Beach County, Martin County
Hey everyone!I'm new to the Bigger Pockets community and wanted to introduce myself. My name is Mitch White, born in Miami, raised in Stuart, and just moved back to Stuart after a long hiatus abroad. I'm a real estate...
Mark Forest
how often do you visit or inspect your rentals
In order avoid damage to rentals how often do you check on your properties during the lease term?
Stephen Covel
Buy and Hold Investor - Looking for a cash flow positive property
New to the forum and site - I am a novice buy and hold investor, looking to find an initial cash flow positive property (and several more). Even with a 25% down payment (typical requirement for a mortgage company/bank...
Chris Gorman
Is the Market Too Hot to Invest?
Hi!What are people's thoughts on investing in this market? I'm hesitant - should I be? If I'm a buy and hold multi-family investor, should I care about buying at the peak of the market (which I believe we're at) if my...
Chris P.
What to do with negative cash flow property
Hi All (it's my first post),
I'm looking for some ideas on how to improve my situation with my only rental home so I can be in a better position to pick up some more properties.
A few years ago we took out a HELOC...
Elizabeth Newcombe
How Much of A Loss Will a Bank Take on an REO?
Hi,I am feeling too lazy to research all the sales of auctioned REOs in my area to determine how much of a loss the banks are willing to take on these. I am wondering what my chances are of getting an auction property...
Tracey Williams
What is the best price to offer?
Hi everyone
I went to check out a 4 unit multi-family today.
It's listed for $269,000
The rent/unit is $650.00
I check out the value on the auditors site and it value for $179,000
It was purchased in 2005 for $160...
John Gregg
Flipping Insurance
Hello,
I am a long time reader, first time poster. I've renovated a few houses in Washington DC for investment purposes. On my last project, I started searching for insurance for the renovation/selling time...