Liz Faber
Is My Landlord Scamming Me?
Hello,I leased a bedroom in my landlord’s home in San Francisco about three months ago. My roommate and I signed a six month lease that is done on December 1, 2018, and we share the single room. The lease includes a...
Obaid M.
Getting closer to Deal #1 - monthly payments freaking me out!
Hello BiggerPockets! I'm getting closer to my Deal #1 seems like (closer than I've ever been)...and I'm getting a bit nervous thinking about monthly payments I'll owe to the lender. The property I'm looking at is curr...
Jose Cintron
Lease option advice from experienced investors
Hows It Going BP, So i have been reading and studying creative real estate for a year now and finally started talking to sellers with the wholesaling approach. My Goal is to really get into the lease option field beca...
Katherine Thorndike
Need advice on a deal I am working on.
I a fairly new at this and panic every time I have trouble with the analysis. Here is the deal:A 1,126 sq ft cape with an attached garage. 2 bed/1bath built in 1958. Hasn't had much done to it sine 1958. No septic...
Steve Lee
Should I continue to rent my apt or buy/mortgage a similar apt?
Hello BP!I will cut to the chase. I am in a dilemma and need some experienced advise. Right now I am renting an apt in CA for $1800 for a 1bd/ba. Now that I some money saved up, my plan was to put a down payment(FHA l...
Jeff L.
What's your criteria for Cash Flow or cash-on-cash ROI?
I'd like to get a survey going.When evaluating houses, what's your criteria for:1) Cash flow per door (e.g. $100)2) Cash-on-cash return on investment (e.g. 12%)3) Do you only use one metric or both? Does a house have ...
Richard C.
Will Millenials start buying homes?
An interesting article:http://www.housingviews.com/2015/04/30/will-millen...The basic answer? Maybe.Is that unhelpful? LOLWhat the linked article demonstrates is that Millenials WANT to buy homes. Some of the, "Youn...
Brian Larson
My recent realization about notes
In the past year or so I have been increasingly interested in leveraging discounted notes to diversify my portfolio. I prefer 1st position notes but certainly understand how others like and do well with 2nds.Initially...
Toby Coons
First job out of college. Start IRA or save up for first RE deal?
Hey everyone,My name is Toby and, as the title states, I am currently starting my first job out of college. My question revolves around peoples' opinions on how to best prepare myself to invest in income producing pro...
Anthony Buccanero
Newbie Wife and Husband Investor Team
Hello everyone! First of all I have to say I am beyond excited to be a part of the whole BiggerPockets.com family. I found out about this site after reading David Greene's "Long Distance Real Estate Investing". Tod...