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Hey y'all! I was listening to one of the early podcast for BP and it was said that your rent price should be 2% of your purchase price. A lot of houses I'm seeing in my market don't meet that criteria. Should I move m...
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Hello BP,
First time poster! We are a military family that has picked up a few rental properties along the way. Our area was recently affected by Hurricane Michael and demand for housing SKYROCKETED!!! I previously h...
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Any seasoned real estate investors willing to check out this website and tell me if you think this ranking is pretty accurate or not?? Is it a trustworthy source? I've been putting together this spreadsheet as I'm ana...
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As a 40-year-old Australian investor, I've built a strong real estate portfolio focused on the local market. My strategy has always been to buy in the right market cycle, renovate for value-add, rent, and refinance to...
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Good Day Bigger Pockets Fam,
I'm 24 years old. I currently own 1 property (that I live in) in Virginia Beach, Virginia. I;m new to Bigger Pockets and I'm new to real estate in general. I want to invest in rental pro...
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Good morning everyone. A friend of mine who is a real estate investor told me, “if you see it on the MLS, it’s too late”. While I think there is some truth to that statement, I don’t completely agree. I think there ar...
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I would like to get in to both of these ventures. Is it a good or bad market to do so in? I've done a lot of research. Are these ventures generally successful in a buyer's market and not as successful in the sellers m...
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Hi BP family! My wife and I own a home in Vancouver, WA where there is huge demand for homes and low inventory and the markets really hot for selling. Most homes are going for well over asking and waving inspection.We...
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Thank you for opening my post.I'm about to start looking into my first multifamily (10 doors).
Now picking a metro area. A big decission, because if all good I'd be likely to get the next property in the same locatio...
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Hello, I'm looking to purchase my first home in the Seattle area market and understand with the expensive market that I'm in it would be hard to cash flow a property after I move out after 1 year. The intent in living...