Scott Trench
What the heck do all those Abbreviations Stand for?
Quite a few new users (and plenty who have been around for a while) are confused by certain abbreviations that are used on BiggerPockets all the time. Well, we've put together a list of these abbreviations, so that yo...
Ron Brady
Racial Bias by Neighborhood in Home Appraisals
Background & Context
Today's New York Times reports on a new publication, Appraised. The publication argues, based on recently released appraisal data-sets, that current day appraisal processes bake the results...
Tim G.
Opendoor Currently Holds 17,733 properties across the US
I've been watching Opendoor since almost selling a home to them last year, they backed out at the last minute from an offer so crazy I felt certain their future was already written. I ended up selling the deal to Redf...
Randall Demary
Do renters baulk at combo washer dryers?
I'm in the process of buying a new construction with an JADU (attached In-Law suite) rental. The unit is a small, but quite nice, one-bedroom (or will be by the time I list it). The builder offers only very specific o...
Reagan Stephens
New Landlord
I am going to be buying some houses to rent in the near future. I have some raw land on the market right now that I bought to put a house on some day. However during the past five years they have put a toll road in ...
Daven Mody
Cash out Refinance
Hi there-
My brother and I purchased an investment property in April 2013 for $185K, and put down 25%. After closing, we transferred the property title to the LLC's name. The current mortgage is under my brot...
Paul C.
Best Locations for Vacation Rentals
Like others here, I've recently gotten into vacation rentals with my first property in Vegas after having focused only on long-term rentals for the past 5 years. While it's still early, the performance of the vacatio...
Draic McClanahan
Long-term rental, know when to hold, when to fold
Hello BP,
New to the forum - here is a go at my first post. I have had a long-term rental (10 yrs).
I thought I was doing pretty well. That is, until I started reading posts in the BP forums. It has had a good ru...
Maher Bateh
vacancy insurance?
Just got my first home to flip and need some info on vacancy insurance. What should I expect to pay? I assume its by month? Any formula I can use to estimate cost? Help is appreciated. Thanks!
Ralph Chiaia
Do you buy your contractor materials and tools?
I’m in the middle of a rehab and the contractor is doing a pretty good job. I’m buying the materials but the contractor is doing some of the shopping. I’m finding a lot of little things like sponges, buckets, and kniv...