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I know most people on this forum didn’t have STRs in the Smokies back during the last real recession, but are there any folks on here who do have some insight? I think the Smokies is pretty recession proof but would l...
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I am just starting out, and right now I am trying to figure out what I should include in my monthly expenses. I want to know what your average monthly expenses were when you started, and what did it include? Here is w...
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I have a job where I make good income, I'm in the highest bracket with my regular wages. I'm about to start buying some rental properties and am not excited about the prospect of all of my business earnings being taxe...
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I own a rental portfolio that generates around $1,600 in monthly cash flow and has $400,000 in equity. I want to refi and pull some of that equity out ($200-$250k) so I can keep growing my portfolio but I'm not sure h...
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OK Bigger PocketsTime to reach out to the BP universe for the first time. Just closing on my first investment house. Im not a good writer - please be patient with me and know I'm insanely intimidated and nervous writi...
Hey all,Question 1:Looking for some help with this. I'm not a super savvy business guy. I've been looking into getting into real estate investing for a while, and I think I found my first purchase. I plan to work for ...
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My grandmother moved into a retirement home type facility a little over a year ago and her house has been sitting empty since while she still pays the mortgage on it. Recently it has been brought to my attention that ...
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I keep hearing about a crash or a correction in the real estate market. I don't think it is going to be a crash or a correction. I think there are multiple things going on, but mostly I think it is the economy. Let...
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I finished a BRRR in the Smokies- now I’m short term renting it out. Losing money but created a ton of equity.
House is amazing and I want to hold long term but hemerging a bunch of cash right now.
What do I do?
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New to the real estate market and looking to learn. I was reading a lot about the BRRRR strategy, and was really excited that I found such cool way of investing. But after watching many videos, I came across one speci...