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I am looking to purchase my first house. I often hear the advice that you should hire a property management company. Is it possible to still make positive cash flow on a one to two unit home using a property manager?W...
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I have a portfolio of 7 properties, 9 units total, current ARV is 750,000. I have been offered a 30 yr fixed 6.5%, 1% origination, for 575K loan value to the portfolio. It has a no pre payment penalty and is pretty ...
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Hello BiggerPockets!I have started searching around BiggerPockets the last few months, listening to the podcasts etc and would love for the knowledgeable folks here to review my first potential rental.It is a 665 Sq f...
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Hey BiggerPockets Fam!I have an idea of a real estate venture, but am not sure where in the game it falls into, or how to make it worthwhile/legal. It seems similar to wholesaling, but so much of what I know about who...
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Looking at a 14 unit building and they presently have a Resident Manager and a property manager. The property management company pays the Resident Manager to vacuum the halls along with general clean up of the proper...
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Question for all the seasoned NYC / Brooklyn / Queens multi-family buy and hold investors out there. When analyzing multi family properties in our high-cost area, what rule of thumb or percentages do you use for esti...
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I approached a friend about partnering on an investment.
Basic terms are that he puts down the whole payment, gets 50% of income off the top, no other expenses, and on resale, he gets the original investment back firs...
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How do people do their baseline analyzing of deals based on info on the MLS? The info I am seeing (Denver at least) is suspect at best, and I assume you wouldnt be privy to actual financials and leases until a contra...
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I just entered into contract to sell my investment property that I purchased on June 2, 2015. The profit is in gross terms $240k, but with write offs, commissions and transfer taxes, I think I can reduce the capital ...
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I am new to real estate investing, and am looking for advice on how to research the best markets. What information do you look for? And what resources do you use to gather the information? I have decided to target ...