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I am looking for a the market profile, average rents to include increases and decreases, and major changes to the areas. The areas I am looking at are Greenville, Jacksonville, New Bern, Morehead City, and Havelock. I...
I'm quite new to the BP community and to the idea of real estate investor\property rentals to build wealth.Hoping for some straight forward honest feedback from this great forum .Having always follow the John Bogle wa...
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Like the title says, my wife and I are first time investors and have never purchased a home let alone invested in multi-family. I've watched dozens of the Bigger Pockets Podcasts and I have gained a ton of knowledge b...
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What makes commercial real estate a better investment than the stock market
Investing in the stock market can be a great way to build wealth over time, but it also comes with risk. Losing money in the stock market ...
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hi folks,I'm looking to purchase an investment property. When applying for the loan, does the debt-to-income ratio include the potential rental income on the property I'm trying to buy (that property is currently not ...
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Hello, my name is Joe and I'm based in Chicago, IL. My goal is to start to buy rental properties so I'm able to take a step back from my day job. I'm still working out what will be the best route for me either small m...
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Hi, I am a new member of this community looking to gain more knowledge about the real estate industry. My question is, which trade job would be best to pursue a career in to be most beneficial to real estate.
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How do you enforce late fees? Just send bills in the mail?
I am having a tough time with a few renters who consistently pay late.
I have 12 units and I am thinking about paying a maintenance guy $300 per month to ...
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For those of you that are buying pools of NPN's, which states do you prefer to buy in and why? Are there some states with difficult laws/regulations that are better to avoid?I assume that non-judicial FC states would ...
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New investor here in the Houston area, Katy specifically, looking for others like myself to so that maybe we can help each other get the ball rolling and/or propel our existing business forward to another level. I hav...