Julio Martinez
Officially a California landlord!
Hi! My name is Julio. I just want to give a shout out to all the amazing people at BP and all you who contribute your knowledge and expertise to encourage and empower so many people to take action and get into their f...
Wyatt Michael
Realtor Newbie with Capital Needing Help, Loans, 1031x advice!
Hello. My name is Wyatt. I have a few questions for the BP community and really need some help right now. I am BRAND NEW to Bigger Pockets and also to real estate investing. I just sold my home property in NC and m...
Cathy T.
What reserves are REALLY required when buying my second property?
Brief background...I have a duplex where I lived in one part for four years, and rented out the other part. One year ago I moved out, and have rented out both sides. All is going well there, and I have been actively l...
Mark P.
HOA Problems-Need Advice
I'm newly elected to an HOA Board for a building that is 65% commercial with one owner and 35% residential with 35 owners. I own one of the residential units and have grown frustrated as our building has been in a slo...
Abid R.
Question: Real Estate Investing Partnership Structure
A few of us want to get together to invest in a few rental properties. What would be the best structure to form this partnership (LLC, REIT, etc.)? If some of you can shed some light on pros and con's it would be grea...
Michael Taylor
Keep $30,000 for Reserves or Finish Basement
I purchased a 6 unit apartment building on the south side of Chicago In January 2020 that I had to rehab, it is on a one year loan with an investor. Not only did I have bad tenants that I had to evict, but then came ...
Jason Ellingham
Borrowing without income
Hello Everyone! I'm hoping there are some trade tricks out there that you can bestow upon me. I've recently become unemployed. I've been fortunate and smart enough over the years to have the assets I need for a few ...
Tristen M Walker
Back Of Envelope Analysis
Hello there!When you guys/girls are looking for a new property, what are some quick calculations you do to determine if the property is worth pursuing? I know of the 1% Rule, 50% Rule, Cap Rate, Cash on Cash Return an...
Ron Jones
When did investing in real estate get so popular
All
Now that I'm a member here and doing my research I see how many people are involved in real estate investing. I know this has been a popular strategy for many for a long time but I'm wondering if this has...
Craig Rismiller
Tenant Screening Tip...
Just wanted to share with the BP community a couple of tips that came into great use while screening a perspective tenant:
1. If available online, check with the county assessor who actually owns the property...