Ross Hayes
Debt Pay Down Analysis
HelloI could be missing the obvious, but I cannot seem to find much information on calculating the return and benefits of debt pay down on a rental property.How do you assess the benefits of improved equity or increas...
Scott Trench
POLL: Was Your FIRST Investment an MLS or Off-Market Deal?
I bought my first investment property the old-fashioned way - with a deal found on the MLS with the help of a real estate broker. We hear stories all the time, however, of users that find their deals far more creative...
Account Closed
I am dumbfounded by the high prices investors are paying for property.
This happens to me time and time again. I just got off the phone with a seller of a house in Florissant MO who told me that 5 other people made offers on his house and that my offer was less than half of what the nex...
David Lowe
ARV / 70% Rule
If the ARV of a property in San Diego is $500k, the rehab cost is $40k and you use the 70% rule, that means you have to buy the place for $310,000. My questions:- is that possible in the SD market? The purchase price ...
James Figliozzi
Location - Trying to nail down a location for my first investment property
Hi Everyone - First time posting and very very new to real estate investing. I've been doing as much research as I can while working as an Account Executive for a fast-growing tech company. I'm finally ready to take t...
Maxwell Milholland
Agent and I not on the same page
Hello everyone, I'd like to tell a story about a recent experience I had with my agent and would love to hear your input on it. So recently, as of two months ago, I learned about real estate. I quickly realized that I...
Lia Veit
New investor looking for advice
Hello BiggerPockets community!
I’m a 21-year-old college student majoring in physics and economics, I am the president of the Commercial Real Estate Club at my University, and am preparing to enter the investment b...
Richard Chan
What do you wish people had told you when you started?
Greetings and Salutations BP folks!I found BP via Youtube starting with Peter Harris's videos and following suggestions. Can't begin to say how impressed and motivated I am to have found this community. Thank you!!I...
Mario F.
removing old tenant with rent control from duplex deal
Hello, I put an offer down on a duplex in Cypress Park Los Angeles. It's looking like a pretty good deal except for one huge concern that I have regarding a tenant who is occupying one of the units. She is an older l...
Josh July
FIRE completely Burned down TOWN!!!
THis is very sad and disappointing!!! Please be respectful and share any advice.Pics belong to respected owners and I will try to link them to where I got them from........................................................