Jon S.
Raising Rent on newly acquired duplex units
I just purchased an occupied duplex, 2b/1b. Both tenants have 1 yr leases for $450/mo that expire at end of this month. As of Feb 1st, the lease will automatically convert to month to month. They are paying way below ...
Josh L.
Getting started - next steps and timeline?
Hi Everyone, I am just getting started with the idea of Real Estate as a possible investment or (future) full time business and still in the learning stages. Over the past few weeks I've been reading books, listening ...
Spencer Young
New Buy & Hold Investor from Aurora/ Joliet IL
Hello BP community. My name is Spencer and I officially became a landlord in the Southwest Chicago Suburbs as of a month ago. My business partner and I just closed on a Duplex in the West Joliet area.I haven't been ve...
Tim Stover
Landlord Terminating Lease Before Move In
Hello BP,I'm asking this question on behalf of a family member. Family member + friends have signed a one year lease for a new construction home starting November 1. They received a notice yesterday that the house h...
Samantha Klein
Cash out refi and applying for a new property
Can you apply for two mortgages at the same name? I am wanting to cash out refi my F&C duplex and also at the same time, apply for a new property, how doable is it? I have the down payment even without the funds f...
Kevin Wood
Rice University Report on Gentrification in Houston
In gathering info for my monthly newsletter I came across this report by Rice University on future gentrification opportunities in Houston. The neighborhoods mentioned if you don't want to read the whole thing are:Thi...
Shiloh Lundahl
T or F - no financial freedoms without business ownership
Many people can become financially secure with a high paying job and good financial literacy, but it is very difficult to become financially free without leveraging systems through business ownership. I don’t mean liv...
Fernando Navarro
Underwriting and Making sense of a Property
Hello, I am new to the BiggerPockets platform and new to real estate investing. However, I am extremely interested in investing in multifamily properties and was wondering if someone can direct me to some great source...
S Moore
Keep or sell my single family home
So here it goes. I own my home in Canarsie, Brooklyn. It’s worth around $500,000. I owe around $374k. I just bought it in March 2018. I could rent it out and make about $2k/month, $400 less than the mortgage which is ...
James Park
Is your real estate market among America's fastest Growing Cities? #1 Austin - #10 Atlanta
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