I have a contractor whom I met from a friend of a friend. He is a jack of all trades. This is the second house flip I hired him for. First one went about 30-45 days over what was expected. He is a one man show so I ge...

I just bought REO property as my own residence and renovated it inside out(which is almost done).Now I am planning on my next investment but I have trouble deciding path for finance.On one end I can get an HELOC on my...

Hello, everyone. Just received word that my bid was accepted by HUD. I'm waiting for the contractor's estimate in terms of repair costs. It's in the lovely section of Pennsport in South Philadelphia. The address is...

Hi I'm new to the forum and still trying to piece everything together, and if someone could provide a link on how to analyze a deal as well that would be great. But my question here today is that I'm in the middle of ...

I'm just starting out building my rental portfolio after recently retiring.  I plan to be adding 3-6 houses a year for the next few years, but nearly everything in my area is a new flip.  I'm not opposed to the flips ...

Hello BP!I have recently purchased 3 turnkey properties from 3 different companies 6 months ago in Indianapolis and here are some updates. Also, I have a really large problem with one of the vendor/property and I desp...

I am currently in the process of buying a condo for 330K. The appraisal came in at the same price as the purchase price. Here's the kicker, the condo (674 sqft) was renovated however the property was sold to the buyer...

Finding The Deal

This deal more or less dropped in my lap. I had ‘wholesaled’ a property from a seller in the Summer of 2020. You can take a look at that deal diary here. The seller and I had stayed in contact for ...

Hello BP Members! I write a regular column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on people's "Biggest Mistakes" in real estate. Do you have a "mistake" story and lessons you learned from it? I'd love to hear it! (Thanks t...

Hey guys.I just got my first house under contract (!!!) and I'm equal parts excited and terrified. As a result, I'm turning to the Bigger Pockets community in the hopes that I can get some outside opinions on what the...