Rick Damian
Rookie out of Philadelphia, PA suburbs
Hello all..! New to the site and real estate investing in general. Just wanted to introduce myself and say hi and to see if there were any locals involved on here. My goal is to buy properties to rent and to possibly...
Alton Guyton
Should a duplex house hack cash flow ??
Looking at a house hack duplex, If both units were rented it would cash flow pretty well but with just one unit rented its about $300 a month with all expenses considered. Being that i'm going to live in it for a year...
Trevor Deeter
Will Variance be Approved-How can I know BEFORE I BUY A PROPERTY?
I've never done new construction, or applied to have a variance changed (am I even saying this right?) I know in my area (Philly), it can be a real pain to get a variance to change a SFH into a multi, for instance.How...
Ryan Deasy
Designating yourself as a real estate professional
If you pass all of the qualifying tests and indicate at tax time that you’re a real estate professional, does that allow you to use all of your losses to offset gains?i know as a non-real estate professional you are l...
Nikolas Buchholtz
Forced appreciation
Hey everyone, so I have made a few posts now and here is my next question. I am most interested in buy and hold investments, I have done enough research and reading to get the concepts of it and the term I have heard ...
Reginald A. Shelby II
Hiring vs fixing your own repairs on low budget/income
What are the pros and cons to hiring some one to fix your repairs vs learning to fix them yourself?
Bryan H.
Buying from wholesaler
Looking to make my first offer to a wholesaler.
I have purchased off the MLS before and included contingencies for financing, inspections, title, etc. Are these expected & normal for wholesale deals too?
Here...
Bobby Valcin
Should I believe him?
So I recently spoke with someone from an organization that will remain nameless, and was basically told that if I didn't have at least $2,000 to start out with for investing, then I will never get any deals. My financ...
Kenneth Freire
Should I upgrade my garage in my rental property?
Hi everyone, I currently live in minneapolis MN and my wife and I bought our first duplex back in july. It has a detached garage. It has a manual door and no electricity. We are trying to decide if we should upgrade t...
Scot Sorenson
Analyze My Property BPers
Hey BP I wanted to throw what I have going on out there. I own a SFH right outside Minneapolis. I bought it in 2010 for 148K. Lived in it for 7 years. I put About $2500 into the kitchen. Put another 8K into putting...