Scott Price
Source for reasonable earthquake insurance? Plus a cautionary tale...
Hi, first a request: Do you know of a reasonably priced earthquake insurance provider (that covers Washington state)?Second, a cautionary tale: I have owned a 29 unit apartment complex for 9 years, always paying the m...
Account Closed
How Much Did You Have Saved When You Started?
For my very first BP question, I'm curious how much money did you have in the bank prior to starting out? Our plan is to buy and hold. Most of the houses around here are 50-100+ years old so maintenance could be a cos...
Elizabete De Lima
New Member from Rhode Island/Massachusetts - New Investor = Clueless!
Hello BiggerPockets Family!
My name is Elizabete and I am a real estate agent (part time) in MA and RI. My full time job is a field applications scientist for a biotech company located in California.
I ...
Dain Boelter
Should I keep or sell my property?
Hello,I am still fairly new to the property investment business. I own two homes in Goldsboro NC. The house I am currently wondering about is one I bought about 5 yrs ago for its actual market value (which I know not ...
Derek Caffe
Negotiating advice on 30+ unit apartment complex
I've come across an off market 30+ unit apartment complex. My question is how should I approach negotiations when I'm speaking with the family directly? The details are outlined below.It is currently owned by a group ...
Account Closed
What to do with excess cash
Hi everyone! I’m new to BP and excited to learn from all you experts!
I have 250k cash in checking and am self employed and bring in 40k a month from this specific business. 30k of it goes to my financial advisor and...
Andrew Caton
Finding deal sponsors for multi family
I'm just starting out in multi family. I haven't closed any deals but I've been looking for over a year now and I've come across 2 that I know are great deal. Because of my experience I couldn't close on them. I'm loo...
Jeff Takle
Using a Solo 401(k) to protect real estate profits
Would be interested to hear if anyone has more/better/different information on this issue:
I just set up an Individual 401(k) for my consulting company, which is a single-member LLC. I'm wondering if this might also ...
Haley Jang
What should I do until closing?
Hello BP team, a new house hacker here.
I'm currently under contract for my first-ever primary townhome, which features 3 beds/3 bath. My plan is to rent out two of the rooms to help cover my mortgage payments.
So f...
Maleshia Gilcrease
fha 203K or homestyle reno loan
Good afternoon,I am considering doing a house hack using the FHA 203K or Fannie Mae Homestyle loan. I would like to either create an adu or house hack a multifamily that may need some work. Does anyone have any referr...