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Hello!I'm getting ready to close on my first SFH at the end of the month. I want to make sure I've got my ducks in a row but I'm sure there's something I'm missing. The good news is I've already got a 12 mth lease sig...
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It seems like a popular place as it's near the festivals (especially if you rent it out as a short stay vacation rental).However, at the same time, I notice that property there takes a long time to sell.Any one got an...
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Not that one needs another reason to dislike Homeowner’s Associations (HOAs), but try this one: paying for the same services three times. The abusive and illegal practice of charging HOA Transfer Fees on the sale of ...
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I'm working on a rehab in a great school district.
I am considering converting an existing bonus living room to a bedroom to try to increase the ARV by 5-10k and increase interest in the listing. I think the closet w...
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3 Bedroom single family 1,058 sqftHello BP's. I have a deal in progress and I will be flipping a house in an area where home goes for about 75 - 89k some even a little more, looking at the comparable's. I have an est...
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Hello BiggerPockets community and hello to the East Bay REI community! Two interesting things have happened to me recently that have led me to BiggerPockets.For one, my wife and I just got married and so we are in th...
Hello all!My twin brother and I, both 22, are looking to get into real estate starting this summer. We both have jobs in the auto industry that pay well, and would like to invest our savings. I'll start right off the ...
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Hey guys I am brand new to bp as well as investing. I just wanted to get people takes on the first steps I should take. Should I buy really cheap beat up place and rehab it to hold and rent out, or sell it? Or should ...
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The Goal: My sister and I have a property tied up with the (possibly harebrained) plan to clean, paint, carpet, create an unpermitted “flag lot” with fencing, and fix a plumbing issue (10k), place tenants ($1,350/mont...
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Hi BP community,
So my friend is spinning their wheels a bit. They are planning to put a detached ADU (accessory dwelling unit) on the property containing their SFH (single family home) in southern California. They ...