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Hello all,My name is Michael Holland and I wondered across the Biggerpockets pod cast on YouTube and decided to join the forum. I am 33 years old and a 14 year Air Force veteran. I was recently separated becaus...
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TL:DR - my inspection contingency expires on Friday so I need to make a decision on this duplex in the next 2 days. I want it...and I THINK the repairs are reasonable...but I might be naive about what I'm getting myse...
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Hi BP,I need your advice on whether I should get rid of my problematic out of state SFR rental property or take a loan to gut it.It’s a 120-year old 4br 1ba SFR in a not-so-good part of Allentown, PA - very typical to...
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"Airbnb is dead." "Rental Arbitrage is an outdated business model." How many people have you heard this from?
Well..everyone's story is different. I started Airbnb arbitrage 4 years ago and here's why I'm quitting th...
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I keep getting outbid on home offers I’m making on single family homes. HOW MUCH OVER ASKING PRICE DO I NEED TO OFFER?I’m looking in the Tyler, Texas area, doing a conventional loan.I offered day of, full asking price...
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Since I signed up for my BP membership, I have been pretty diligent about trying to evaluate at least a few properties every day. Originally, just to get reps in I was utilizing the rental calculator for everything j...
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So my husband and I have a combined $25,000 ($11,000 in mine, and about $14,000 in his) in old 401k's that I am looking to possibly use as down payments for rental properties in either a self-directed IRA or something...
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Good Day!My wife and I keep getting the itch to buy a VRBO'able vacation condo, preferably on the Gulf coast. (MUST BE Ocean front or nothing) We already own 34 units here in our own town of Waterville Maine, but we p...
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I'm trying to buy this single family home through seller financing, this would be my first investment property deal. Renters are already in place, home is turnkey except for new carpet that the seller will put in. I s...
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Hi everyone,
I'm looking to purchase my first investment property (apartment in condo building) in either Manhattan or Brooklyn. I am just wondering what kind of GRM i should expect in such a competitive market? I h...