Hello everyone! I am trying to buy my first real estate investing property. I am under contract for a property at $389k, I will be using an FHA loan with 3.5% down payment. This is a 3 unit building with tenants on th...
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Hi there, newbie investor here based in Louisiana. We have a tenant who’s behind rent for three months now. She said she applied for Rental assistance program last October but until now they are still reviewing her ap...
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Greetings BP Forum. I was at a BP networking event here in the Bay Area last week and the subject was investing out of state while living in the San Francisco Bay Area. The area of focus was on Texas, but there were a...
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Hello all,
Just thought to say as someone who doesn't quite have direction and idea of what I'm doing, I'm thankful to have been introduced to the bigger pockets podcast and community. I believe my subscription to...
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How do you manage your properties that are for from where you are?Do you have property management? Or you manage yourself?If your property is within 3 hours range (over 1 hour), is it still possible to manage yourself?
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I'm thinking of getting a realtor license (in PA) to represent myself on purchasing rentals/investment properties.
The benefits are meaningful:
-Main benefit: Get 3% of the purchase price as cash (or a portion of ...
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Hey everybody,
I'm facing a new situation. A neighbor's tree fell in July of last year into the back yard of my out-of-state rental property, damaging a small section of chainlink fence. My property manager at the ...
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What's everyone doing for lead generation and how's it working for them?
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I’ve been lurking on BP for about 6 years, but I think I am finally in a financial position to pull the trigger soon. My hang up has been that my wife and I are both self employed, so It took us a few years to get th...
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Hello, Invested in US for the past 11 years and now looking to learn a bit more about the opportunities in the international real estate.
What are some of your favorite international investing books or resources or ...