Alex H.
First investment opportunity!!
My wife and I are starting to look into investing and purchasing our first rental. We were looking at single families for a while and kept our search close to home. The high taxes and little inventory meant there was ...
Eric T.
Houston rental property improvements - Roof replacement and minor upgrades
Dear BP experienced Buy-and-Hold gurus,First of all, thank you BP for creating such an awesome community to help starting investor like myself. I do have some newbie questions.I am in the process of acquiring a SFR in...
Alexa Callison-Burch
Roof replacement on occupied duplex
I'm new to the world of landlording and would appreciate some help.I'm purchasing a duplex in Salt Lake City, UT. The duplex is currently occupied and tenants in one unit have been given 30-day notice to vacate. I wil...
Josie Shaw
Negotiating post-inspection (first time buyer)
Hi,My husband and I are first time buyers (not just investment properties) and we recently put an offer on a duplex. The inspection report came back last week, and as expected for an older home, there was a lot. We su...
Lauren Akins
Practicing analyzing deals, and I am confused.
Hey everyone! I am a rookie when it comes to real estate investing and Excel. I was thankful that someone was willing to share their spreadsheet with me via the Bigger Pockets Facebook group. I am currently looking at...
Eugene Thompson
Update: Need suggestions, advice and more...
So the homeowner I wrote about this morning told me the whole story. Fiance needs to dump property; she's in over her head. Home would need all of the equity it would have if it was in good shape to rebuild and fix...
Nasir Smith
Pipe burst during due diligence
(warning long story) I’m a first time home buyer using VA loan and I am currently under contract with a home and in the middle of the due diligence process and need help.Me and my agent yesterday were going to meet u...
Bill Ham
5 Tips to Getting Your Next Deal Funded Creatively!
Funding in the real estate business can be one of the biggest barriers to entry and one of the biggest headaches!Here are some tips to help get your next deal funded.
1.Remember that the only thing ...
Naveen Desai
Roof Damage, Insurance to claim or Not to claim
Hello, Back in August we had some roof damage to one of our rental in Dallas region. We got an estimate from a roof repair company and the estimate came to 12K.We got the insurance involved and while they agreed ...
Paul Scavello
Flood in one of my Rental Properties
I recently had a flood in one of my rental properties caused by a broken pipe outside the building. Unfortunately, There was a lot of water damage, and I relocated the tenant to a hotel. I got started on the repairs, ...