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Hello everyone,My name is Leslie from Plano, TX and I am new to investing. My ultimate goal is to buy and hold but with the higher interest rates I am trying my hand at flipping since its difficult to cashflow with a...
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I’m possibly buying a house where the one owner might stay on as a tenant one of the units. I want to offer first right of refusal on a lease, but I also want to make sure that they would not be able to establish resi...
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Hi BP Community!!!I live in St. Petersburg, FL and am just getting started out on my real estate investment journey. I discovered bigger pockets from my real estate agent who helped me buy my first property 7 years a...
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Hi Everyone,I am currently in the process of developing an offer to buy a duplex that is for sale by owner. It is listed for $54,900, and I have been number crunching to figure out what is smart for me to offer. Now, ...
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My partner and I are looking for our first buy and hold investment property. We are doing the searching ourselves. When we find a property that we think will make sense as far as the numbers I email the agent. Here's...
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How long do you spend in meeting with a motivated seller. Do you do a quick walk through of the house to check condition and get down to business at the kitchen table?
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I've been reading these amazing books put out by BiggerPockets and my goal is to start house hacking. As of right now my first step has been finding a lender to see how much I can even be approved for. I keep on readi...
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I wish I could add something of value from February but my day job kept me at work too long and included my weekends. Such a bummer. I did contact a few Louisiana sellers but the numbers didn't work. BUT, I plan to...
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Hey BP,It’s been quite the year for sure... putting COVID aside, I can say I’ve seen and heard some pretty amazing stories from investors here on Vancouver Island. We personally have transitioned from purchasing Turn...
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I am watching the market like a hawk to gauge the impact of higher mortagage rates. We are scratching on 5% for 30 year fixed, 5.25% if your credit is less than 740. Owner occupied.Yesterday one of my agents asked if ...