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Hello BP family. I'm new to Bigger Pockets and Real estate investing. I'm from the Richmond Virginia area. I purchased my primary home 3 years ago and I think I’m ready to try my hand at REI. I would love to connec...
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Hello BiggerPockets community! At the end of this post, you will find a heat map of Chicago Cap Rates by neighborhood. Map areas with a darker shade of blue have higher cap rates.
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Hi everyone. I’m needing some guidance..... so my scenario is a little odd or maybe I’m just overthinking it. A family member of a friend was referred to me, he would like to purchase a property in cash and he is ok w...
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Curious if anyone has tried to pull their investment out of a multifamily property in a refinance in order to reinvest in another property. Can BRRRR work with these types of properties, also does the additional margi...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community,First time blogger here! Nice to e-meet everyone! I'm a native New Yorker (grew up in the Bronx, but currently live in Queens with my partner). After years of reading, I'm finally looking...
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I run a large Real Estate Agent team and have started to invest in supplemental companies in order to increase income through the same activities. I am beginning to reach out to the insurance agents that I know to hea...
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Good morning everyone. A friend of mine who is a real estate investor told me, “if you see it on the MLS, it’s too late”. While I think there is some truth to that statement, I don’t completely agree. I think there ar...
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Which inspection items do you all use as a STAPLE in a home renovation to bring in a specialist to do an inspection? For example, do you recommend always bringing in an HVAC specialist, roofing specialist, plumbing sp...
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Hello everyone on BiggerPockets! I have a propensity for rambling, so I'll try not to make this into a novel. (No promises)
On Tuesday of this week (11/19/13) I closed my first wholesale deal. My check from...
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Greetings, all. In the past I have sourced properties through my own marketing efforts; I have never bought a fixer (or any property) that was listed.
Just curious how some of you are sourcing deals these day...