I am thinking about purchasing a condo in Corpus. I have heard that these are netting $22K per year. Rates are $1,100 per month for the Winter Texans and $185 per night during the summer and spring. Would 50% apply? I...

Hi ... need advice on the following scenerios:

(1) Scouting Foreclosure Auction Bids
I am in real estate and have MLS. I know how to search Trustee websites and find address / date / opening bid amount for...

Hey All ! I’m in Omaha Ne! My husband and I have 2 rental properties (3 doors with above garage apt) and are looking to grow our portfolio to multi family properties as quickly as possible!As I look at who we have pul...

Who are people using to setup SD IRAs? Anyone to avoid?

Hi All! I am new to real estate investing as well as new to the Charlotte, NC area. As excited as I am to start my 90day challenge, the first piece of advice I recieved was to network with a local real estate agent to...

Hey BiggerPockets!I wanted to take a moment to share my first real estate investing success story!  I recently completed a full renovation on a condo that I plan to refinance and rent.  The project served as a great l...

Hello Bigger Pockets!Let me introduce myself.  My name is Dennis Tapert.  I'm 34 years old. I have a wife and two dogs. I currently live in Southern California, but I am looking to start my investing outside of Califo...

I am in Modesto, CA and have talked to 2 very reputable CPA's about utilizing my 401k to invest in properties. Both CPA's proposed that it is possible but it is a lot of work and not worth the hassle. Neither CPA got ...

I am a construction worker that wants to get into this field but no credit and no money saved tried with a investor first time but he just used me to meet all my contacts anyone interested in giving me a try I do almo...

Hey guys and girls,So when using rental property calculators what % do use for the expenses and growth monthly?I’ve been using 5% vacancy 10% repair costs 5% CapEx 10% management feesI assume all utilities will be han...