Nick Brubaker
For landlords, big bank or community bank?
Hello all,I have recently purchased my first rental property and am trying to find the right bank. I'm wondering if it's better to choose one of the larger banks (Wells Fargo, Bank of America, PNC Bank, etc.) or a lo...
Brad Spencer
What is a "realistic" set of goals outside of looking for first property?
Hey Bigger Pockets Crew,
So...one of my big goals over the next 5 years is to develop a portfolio of real estate valued at $3 million that passively cash flow at least $150,000 a year (5% Passive Cash Flow in ...
Maxwell Lee
Need help understanding basic strategy
Hi everyone, thanks in advance for your time and advice!I will try to keep this first post short(er) and simple but may leave out important details as a result. Happy to expound more if necessary. We are somewhat igno...
Ayodeji Kuponiyi
Tax vs Taxes
When crunching numbers to figure out if a deal is good or not, I find myself realizling that aside from property taxes, I have to factor in school & county/borugh taxes. This is probably why so many homes are stil...
Joe Ruder
weigh in on sfr vs multi
Hello;Looking for some thoughts on how this relates to the metro east area specifically. A buddy of mine and I disagree. He is taking the position that in our area because of Scott AFB SFR renting in the 1000 per mo...
Carrie Hallensleben
paying cash vs. taking a loan
We are trying to close a buy & hold deal and at this point the financing looks like it will go through. However, our thoughts were we'd do our renovations, get a tenant and then refi to get some of the equity out....
Samuel Boyd
LTR to STR conversion in Palm Bay FL
Investment Info:
Single-family residence other investment.
Purchase price: $80,000
Cash invested: $25,000
I helped my father-in law convert his LTR to a STR recently (he's owned it for forever, but w...
Barrett Boone
evaluating options for current property
I apologize in advance for the long post. I am new to real estate investing. I currently own a property that is out of state, that I bought while in school that is being managed by a property management company. I'm t...
Ted Brown
ROI in Boise market doesn't seem profitable. What am I missing??
I have been reading the forums and using the calculators attempting to get some good investments to buy and rent in Boise. I have been working with a Realtor that has been helpful but every time I look at a property ...
Fernando Carlo
Looking for a property manager in Akron.
New long distance investor here. I have a lead on a property very close to the University of Akron that makes a lot of sense for me. As I am out of state, I need to find a property manager willing to manage it for me,...