John Zhang
Lake Nona or Bella Collina?
I'm considering these two areas for my family of 4 (kids 8 and 6) to move into and we are planning to build a new house in the $1.5-2M range. Of all the areas around Orlando I visited recently, I liked Lake Nona and B...
Aaron Zike
Coffee setup: K Cup or Pot?
Setting up a STR and looking for feedback on what the best choice for a coffee setup is. Not sure if a pot invites poor guest management of it and overuse of grinds than they need or if K Cups are just overpriced and ...
Will Foster
Shipping Container Homes
Hello BPers!,I've been thinking about shipping containers as homes, and wanted to know if anybody here has done that. There has been some good articles online and shows on television about the pros and cons of buildin...
John McCurley
Calling it quits, should I build my own duplex?
I’ve been looking for a duplex to do my first house hack, but everything is so expensive and the market is uncertain. I have a vacant lot in Fort Worth, Tx and have been thinking about building a modular duplex. Modul...
Chris Seveney
Daily Dose of Ponzi Schemes
Good morning all. I do like to share these as there are active and passive investors here on biggerpockets and these stories hopefully those may get some education on what to look for, or not to look for. While we nev...
Laura A.
Pros and Cons of Adding a Garage
I'm considering doing a flip of a 1960s house located near Denver. It is 2500 finished sf, and has 3b/2b, plus a mother-in-law suite. Expected (realistic) ARV is $600k. The house is great, with one exception - there...
Graham Mink
Spec House Financing
I am looking for financing advice for a spec house I am planning on building. Here are the details:
I own 5 rural building lots that I can't sell as vacant land. I bought the raw in 2005 and by the time they ...
Jon Huber
Awesome online resources I have been using for researching properties
I want to begin by saying that I have no affiliation with any of these sites/apps. Full disclosure.. I am just relaying some sources that I use so that it may help someone else. Also, these are online references. Obvi...
Stacy Weng
Philadelphia Property Management Recommendation
Hi BP,I'm looking for recommendations for a Property Management firm that services the City of Philadelphia that has experience with problem properties. I'm from out of state and took over a problem property from a fa...
Sara Kasper
STR Hidden Management Fees
I'm in negotiations with a STR management company. The bit of their contract that has me concerned is that, per their contract, they can charge any fee at any amount and retain the money while also being in control of...