Matthew Rembish
Fixed Costs?
As I am still a novice in real estate investing, I was wondering if anyone could explain what exactly composes "fixed costs" and if there is a formula out there for calculating it. (Maybe not the exact amount but just...
Jason Rostar
Appraisal Value VS. Estimated Value
Hey everyone!If someone has already answered this question somewhere and could point me in the right direction, that'd be great! Otherwise.... My situation is as follows: I used the VA loan to get a property. The sell...
Lazaro La Rosa
Inherited a property and don't know where to start. South Florida
Good afternoon BP!Over the last year I have become obsessed with the entire real estate world. Before jumping into my first deal I really wanted to make sure I educated myself so I began to read books and do allot of ...
Ronin Crimmons
Which investment makes more sense?
We can't decide which option is more beneficial.I have $300k to invest in a rental property. I would like to buy a single family home in either East Long Beach (3 bed, 2 bath) or in Rossmoor (Orange County - 3 bed, 2...
Timothy Doenges
How early is *too* early to 1031?
So I was just commiserating with a coworker about how I'd love to move on a new real estate opportunity here in town, but all my capital was currently tied up. I came back to my desk, and looked at the time - it was 1...
Ashley Wolfe
RV/Camper vacation rentals
Would you put money into buying an RV/camper (depreciating asset) in order to put it up on a website like Ourdoorsy (the Airbnb for RVs and campers)? My neighbor down the street is selling a 21' camper that is super ...
Linda Weygant
Well Crap. Literally. Advice and Recommendations Requested
Saturday night, we received a call while we were out from the guy who rents the basement of our personal residence. Sewage was backing up into his bathroom and all over the carpet outside the bathroom. We managed to...
Brooke Spaulding
BRRRR Second Property - not getting financing
Hello, I've been around Bigger Pockets for quite awhile and taking in a lot of the content via podcasts and read some of the books including BRRRR.Currently my husband and I are renting an apartment outside Boston (to...
Gabriel Martinez
Student Loans or Buy my next property?
Hi all. I am a 26-year-old in the Tampa Bay area. I am unmarried, very frugal (only spend on investing, necessities/essentials, and travel), and I recently bought a house worth approx $320,000 at a 5% interest rate (w...
Simon Stahl
Weird high Hubzu bid
HiI was bidding on a property on hubzu when someone places a weirdly high bid. I'll use random numbers to explain, but the principle is the same. I had the highest bid of 120k. I assume that the reserve is around 150k...