Austin Green
FHA loans for poor students
I'm a student in my first semester and I'd like to invest in a 2-4plex and do househacking in Utah. I want to get a property before the end of the year so that I can have an early start to building wealth and buy anot...
Paul Sweetman
Why and how I became a Real-estate professional
I just returned from BPcon2022 and I was asked for this daily by people just starting out so I want to share this with you. (BP if there is a better location please let me know)Oct. 9th,2022 I turned 67. I worked a JO...
Marcus Holloway
Refinancing a seller financed rental
Hey BP,
I'm in the underwriting stage of what is now been a 4 month refi process. I'm using a private lender. I started the process by explaining to the lender that I'm seller financing a property in hopes of BRRRRi...
Michel Moubarak
What do you think of chatbots?
Hey everyone!I attended Inman Connect New York 2017 this January. A lot of the tech talks revolved around automation and chatbots. It was very interesting to see the different opinions surrounding that topic.A lot of ...
Henry Clark
Self Storage- Drive ways
Have been plowing snow for the last 2 1/2 days. Was at one of the locations and I cut to deep and got into the driveway base. It was Pea Gravel. This doesn't happen at our other locations where it is either Concrete o...
Brian Barbarow
Over $11,000 in missing rent… Is there any hope?
Greetings BP community! Newbie investor here, learning some lessons the hard way. I have over $11,000 in missing rent/late fees from a total of 5 tenants. Luckily they have all vacated the property, I am currently cle...
Jabari Bell
Commercial Real Estate Investing Mentor
Good morning Bigger Pockets, I want to utilize our platform as I'm seeking mentorship in the Commercial Real Estate Investing space in New York. I have experience in residential sales, acquisitions, and developments; ...
Billy Swanzer
Retail Rental Analysis
Hi everyone- I am in the process of possibly listing a retail building for lease (2,128 Sq ft building on a .75 acre lot). I'm having a hard time figuring out what to lease it at because there are barely any compara...
Marcus Auerbach
Expensive Window Replacement - Is This Acceptable?
We are under contract on a nice house with brand new windows. At a cost of nearly $4,000 per window, I am not sure how I feel about their caulk job: they replaced the old oak trim and installed new white trim and whil...
Brian Olson
Dwelling Coverage Amount
I Have been going out to bid on my homeowner's insurance policies and I have found a lot of variation in what companies recommend for the Dwelling portion of coverage. Ranges have been 170 dollars sq. ft. to around 3...