Nick B.
A sample value-add apartment deal - how (un)realistic is this porforma?
Hello BP,I put together a proforma for a fictitious 100-unit C-class apartment deal located in DFW, Texas.Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_Dui4Fly69...I used rents and expenses from the deals...
Jc M.
Being Swallowed Alive: The Collapse of San Francisco
I was born and raised in San Francisco and as we all know, this city is changing big time. My wife and I felt fortunate that we were able to buy a home here in 2016 despite the astronomical cost. Our children know not...
Conway Churaman
HELPPPPP!!! About to be kicked out of place by owner....should I buy it?
So two years ago I became a member here at biggerpockets because I was interested in becoming financially independent. The consensus here on the forums was that I shouldn't get into real estate if I wasn't going to b...
Evelyn Kop
New OOS Investor looking for a Trustworthy Turnkey Company
Hi Everyone!First off I want to thank everyone on BP for being incredibly supportive! I've mostly been browsing the forums and binge watching the podcasts, but the few people that I've already reached out to have bee...
Jonno Rushbrook
The Biggest Mistakes You Seen Being Made by First Timers
Hey guys, absolutely love this site and everyone on it. I'm just about to jump into the Buy & Hold side of REI and just wondering if anyone has any classic mistakes that they would see a first timer like me make c...
Marie Skaggs
bad tenant, eviction, appeal, what do i do?
OK so we bought our 1st rental property... spent about 10 months of hard work and sweat to completely gut it and put it back into great shape on our own. Got our tenant and she had a good background check, a job, pr...
Jon Martin
Backlash towards open floor plans: trend reversal or click bait?
Seen this pop up on several “top 10 trends going out of style in 2022” type articles. It cites Covid work from home as the reason, where people desire more privacy now. Personally I’m having a hard time coming up with...
Blaine Alger
Dead Property Owner? Does brother Have Right to Sell the House?
So the Owner has been dead for 3 years and and did not have a will. The brother (who i spoke with) has been paying the property taxes for the last 3 years.
The deceased owner has a daughter who he didn't have a relat...
Maurice Smith
My first 4 plex ..First property... First real investment
My first 4 plex "Las vegas"First let me start off my introducing my self and letting everybody know this will be my first property ever, an investment property at that. my name is maurice. Im 26 years old and currentl...
Matt Donley
How the deposit affects cash flow
I hear so much about how important it is to have positive cash flow when analyzing a property to buy and hold. What I don't hear is how the deposit you put down on a property affects the cash flow (by directly affecti...