Sokhna Wade
First rental property purchase!
Hello everyone, For the past 6 months I have been educating my self about real estate investing. I’ve been doing a lot of research, listening to podcasts, reading books, and a lot of google. I’m currently looking into...
Sarah Hansen
Creating a business plan
Hey folks!I'm new to investing. But I'm looking at getting very serious about it. I've been doing a lot of research in various types of investments and areas. I'm currently living in WA state and my house has gone fro...
Kevin Romero
Im looking for advice on getting started..
Hello, i am 20 years old, i live in Fairfax, va and over the past few weeks ive been hearing the bigger pockets podcast. I want to get into the Real estate business in the next 2 years i know it takes time and there i...
Imran Ahmed
Giving up dream of house hacking in Florida
Hello fellow FL investors and Floridans wonder if you could drop some of your two cents here. I am from the North East and currently living in NH but earlier this year had an interest having a good cash flowing multi ...
Ryan Beasley
Commercial Retail Vs. Warehouse. Which is better to list as?
I have a seller that I've been back in forth with about listing their property for about a week or two now. She owns a retail/warehouse building and is adamant about listing it as a warehouse and NOT retail.
Why is t...
Jacqueline Carrington
The 6% Pushback
My broker's fee is 6% on all listing contracts. Yes, everything is negotiable but how do other agents counter when a seller says "6% is too high". How do you make the seller see your value in that 6%? How often do you...
Spencer Gray
Syndicators/LPs : What kind of MOIC are you seeing?
Hey BP community -I want to throw a question out there for those in the 100+ unit multifamily space, specifically investors, sponsors/syndicators or anyone who looks at a lot of deals. Do you have a target MOIC (multi...
Jason V.
Medium Multi-Family Market Analysis Methodology
A Happy New Year to the BiggerPockets Community!While I wait with baited breath for Brian Burke's annual market analysis for the coming year...(His 2016 analysis: Best markets to buy multifamily in 2016: A round-table...
Lester Schmitt
10 unit apartment offer made to overcome analysis paralysis
I have been analyzing a 10 unit apartment building. I found it through a traditional broker not a comercial broker. Seller is providing scanty records such as no Rent Roll or detailed expenses. I have submitted an off...
Chris C.
Help choosing a market
Hi. First time posting. I’m looking for some guidance whittling down a market to focus on. My goal is cash flow for retirement, 30 years from now. I am risk adverse and don’t want a lot of hassle and upkeep. My budget...