Pat McCandless
Multi families in college towns
Looking to hear success stories and horror stories (if they're out there) regarding purchasing multi families in need of repair near colleges. My biggest fear is that you know you'll need to find tenants every year an...
Michael Tan
Closing on First Deal in Indianapolis - Closing Statement
Deal InfoI'm closing on my first deal as an out-of-state investor based in California. They provided me the closing statement yesterday (Friday, March 8th) and we are planning to close on Monday, March 11th.The proper...
Angela Yanko
Connecting in Canada
Hi!My name in Angela and I'm from Regina, Saskatchewan. My partner, Alex, and I are just getting started in real estate investing. I just want to start by saying this site is fantastic and there is so much for me to...
Brian Sorensen
How do you evaluate a historic house without comparables?
I have an bank accepted contract on an REO house for $140k. It's a beautiful old craftsman 4 bdrm from 1910 but it has wood single pane windows, no insulation, and only one bath on the main floor. My agent estimates A...
Account Closed
Doubts about my current market...
In the town I live in now, the local economy is heavily reliant on the military and with the significant impacts related to potential military cuts my instincts are telling me not to buy here now. Do you think I'm bei...
Nick J.
Anyone Have Website Skills, Willing to Lend a Hand?
Due to the recent thread by Brandon L. I've been inspired to get back into video/branding/lead generating site.
Its been a while since I've done any of it. Last time around, I just simply either hired a guy from ela...
Greg Baker
Rent or Sell our current home?
Quick background: We purchased our first home in 10/2010 as a newly married couple with a FHA loan and as little down as possible. We paid $93,000 and financed $91,764 for the home. The home is a 4/2 with two kitche...
Brian Denvir
Starting Out in the Vacation Rental Property Business
Hi All,I am new to real estate investing and have been spending the last year and more specifically the last few months in the self education process (i.e. reading books, attending bigger pockets webinars, etc.). I ha...
Troy Palmer
In need of some directions
Hello everyone, my name is Troy. I will be 33 yrs old in September. In May 2022 i finally got my wife and young kids out of a Brooklyn apartment and now into our first house in NorthEast Philadelphia. The house was bo...
Christian Silva
How to decide between a renovation, gut rehab, and rebuild?
Hello, I am a newbie at real estate investing... I bought a 2 flat in Chicago in an up and coming neighborhood (Logan/Avondale area) about 10 yrs ago. Newbie because I bought it as a primary home at first, but now wan...