James Friedrichsen
Paying off mortgages for rental property or holding the loan?
Im posting this for a friend that buys alot of rental houses that he rehabs. He is trying to try a new strategy and wondering if paying off a rental property right away is better than just holding on to the loan. No...
Graham Glover
Buy & Hold Condotel units
I've recently come across a deal for 2 units in a condotel complex. I was wondering if all of my BP friends could give their opinions about these types of ventures. To me, it seems like an interesting niche. The ma...
Joshua Nackenson
New to Bigger Pockets -- Physician Investor
I'm a new RE investor and new to BP! I'm an Emergency Medicine physician in the Bay Area a few years out of residency training (still paying off loans). My first property is in a Dallas suburb that I purchased using a...
Jhoana Olarte
HOUSTON HOUSING FEELS COVID-19'S STING IN APRIL
Single-family home sales fell 19.1 percent year-over-year, with 6,199 units sold, ending nine consecutive months of positive sales;The Days on Market (DOM) figure for single-family homes was unchanged at 58 days;Total...
Ben Le Fort
Will My House Make A good Rental?
Hi All,Quick summary, my wife and I are considering the possibility of moving in the next few years and are trying to figure out if our house would make a decent rental or if we should just sell and invest the profits...
Curtis Sharpe
Single family home or duplex ?
Hey guys I'm having a hard time choosing weather or not to buy a single family home or a duplex for my first investment property, my problem is I have like 130k saved so I'm skeptical about buying a duplex because the...
Rivers Plowden
Apartment Analysis and Buying Process Questions
I have been analyzing apartment deals and doing a lot of reading/listening/studying and have an assortment of questions that I hope some seasoned MF investors can help answer. Sorry if this is a little long, but I'm r...
Elvis Sosa
Investing with FHA, Conventional loan, I'm confused...
I apologize in advance, I'm new here.So I know somewhat when it comes to real estate and the types of financials needed, I'm still currently reading the ultimate beginner's guide that BG provides as a refresher. I kee...
Andrew S.
House hack/ live in flip tax optimization
Good morning BP,I'm currently living in a house hack duplex/ live in flip. I closed on the property 125k in August, put 10k to make my side 90% complete, then put 7k in the other half. I had my old roommates move in t...
Gretchen Roberts
Apartment building appreciation: rule of thumb?
Do apartment buildings appreciate in the same way single-family homes do, only at a lower percentage, or is the value of the building at the time of sale based solely on NOI and cap rate? I'm working on a long-term bu...