I am newbie. Based on my research here, flipping a house seems like a good place to start. I am not looking to hit a home run, just really want to "do a deal". I need to get that monkey off my back. My market, ...
Greetings! I'm looking for advice on how to evaluate the numbers on a mixed use investment property so I can make a strong, logical offer. So far I've only closed on traditional multi-family properties, and I've gotte...
I'm originally from Canada and still own a rental property there. I am looking to possibly buy more and curious to know what are the top Canadian markets to buy in right now for a cashflow buy and hold strategy and p...
I'm aware that people are buying homes now. I know an agent in SoCal who has sold 57 homes in 2008 and already has sold 10 in 2009. She tells me that these people are buying retirement homes. Most of them will rent, l...
I found Bigger Pockets a few months ago after deciding I wanted to take control of my future and realizing that I had still had the real estate bug. I have had the bug for a long time but never really took any action...
If you had two million in cash right now, what would you do with it? Would you buy a distressed commercial building; put tenants there and refinance? Would you buy a fully functioning apartment? Would you rehab hou...
I have a condo in Seattle that used to be my primary residence in a location close to Amazon HQ. I've moved to the 'burbs and have been renting it out for the last 10 years. Here are the key stats:
$550k Zestimate (a...
Has anyone had to deal with receiving a "Notice of Forfeiture In Rem" letter from the Dept. of Justice for a property they hold a note against? This can happen if the owner of the property is using the property for i...
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Purchased my 2nd property for $645K in an area of Northridge here in Los Angeles.
Comps in the area are anywhere between $850k-2M.
Beat out 15 other offers.
Place needs a LOT of work but I can ...
Self storage popping up everywhere, what is the BP community thoughts on self storage in small towns? The town with less then 2000 people. Currently 62% occupied.