Adam Higginbotham
Struggling to find deals
New investor here. I have been walking through a lot of houses and trying to find a winner. I am getting some houses from wholesalers and their numbers seem to be very off. Ex: 130 purchase/50 rehab/240 ARV. I get my...
Jonathan Taylor Smith
HOA doesn't do anything here, and so no one pays their dues
Just purchased a townhouse as an investment property to be a rental unit with a monthly HOA fee of $145. Speaking with one of the neighboring residences I was told "the HOA doesn't do anything here, and so no one pays...
Dawn Roof
Would a less than stellar looking front yard be a deal breaker for a renter? (See Photo)
How much does a potential renter care about the appearance of the front lawn? We are looking at a property in a middle class neighborhood in Charlotte, NC, and the front yard has just been seeded and covered in straw....
Stephen Richardson
3% down on a 12 unit land contract, but no inspection til signed?
I'm working on a deal for a small 12 unit apartment property. Units are 1bd/1ba 500sq ft. Avg rent is $420. Cash flows $1800/mo at 100% capacity. Seller is an upstanding member of the community with 400 units and grow...
Josh Smalley
Newbie, living and working overseas. Is turnkey my best option?
Hey everyone,I'm brand new to this forum and to discussions on real estate in general. I'm in my early thirties and have done ok saving and investing in the markets. I have used much of my money to travel the world th...
Wesley Myers
Deferring STR cash flow for the future?
A lot of talk here regarding cash flow. If our bigger goal is to “retire” early and quit our W2 jobs would it make more sense to invest 100% of cash flow back into the principal to quicker achieve full ownership of pr...
Steven Westlake
How many are DIYers? Please answer either way, yes or no
Mostly because I’m nosey, please reply yes if you’re a DIYer, no if you sub out all work, or some other hands off investor method. Along with details if you wish. Fyi, I’m definitely hands on, even built from ground ...
Joshua Storm
Is This A Good Deal? (Houston, TX)
Hello all!My wife and I have been exploring the option of real-estate investing, and through the advice of friends we stumbled upon the BiggerPockets podcast. We have listened to several episodes, and are trying to ge...
Shawn Sopic
House flipping in current market
We just went under contract on our first investment property which we plan to flip. Its a large house in a nice neighborhood in need of some TLC. We're using an interest only loan with 25% down. In current market c...
Shane Mcc
I want to build my home without any help of a GC. What do I need to do?
Hi EveryoneI'm new to real estate investing and this is also my first forum post on BP. I purchased land about 6 months ago and my goal is to develop the land. More specifically, I want to build my own home. I've gott...