Hi everyone, and happy Sunday! My family is relocating to Florida, and I'm trying to understand how renovation really works in Tampa Bay before we start. I have about 15 years in construction and real estate in Europe, and this year we launched renovation projects in Switzerland. Every market wor...
Hello all my name is Ashia. I am a new real estate investor in the ulster county, NY area. I'm in the middle of trying to work a deal on a 3bd/1 ba single family property in my area. This would be my first deal and I'm looking to do the BRRRR method. It's a very profitable deal that could net me ...
Ok. Someone please tell me I’m not the only one analyzing multiple properties a week, my market is very slow lately, and finding that absolutely nothing works! I’m looking at buy and hold long term investments and running numbers. Sometimes things I see that I think are over priced are actually b...
I’m new to investing and I want to do it right. I found a small duplex property in northwest Ohio. I ran the numbers and it seems like a great deal on paper. The issue that I have is that it’s a 1 bed 1 bath per unit. Is that even worth looking into in 2026?
I know a man who bought a rental property because he was tired of working for a living. He wanted passive income. Six months later, he knew three plumbers by their first names, had developed strong opinions about water heaters, and was spending Sunday afternoons discussing somebody else's toilet....
Hi everyone, I’m a European investor and I’m currently starting to invest in U.S. real estate. I recently formed a U.S. LLC and I already have U.S. bank accounts. My next goal is to build a U.S. credit profile and eventually qualify for financing for investment properties. I have around $50,000 a...
If Someone Took Over Your Rental Properties Tomorrow, Could They Find Everything They Need? Here's a practical test for any property owner or manager. Imagine you're unavailable for a week and someone else needs to handle routine property operations. Could they quickly find the information they n...
I am curious how (experienced) investors estimate vacancy, repairs, and capex when underwriting deals. I have seen people default to 5% each, regardless of neighborhood class or property age, and I have seen agents send me deals where they default to 3% each, even on 75-100 year old properties wh...
A thread here this past week caught my attention: an owner's property manager was sitting on payouts for most of their completed stays. It got resolved, and a written demand that cited the contract is what did it. One detail stuck with me, though. When they gave notice, the listing and all its re...
Some improvements help the property stand out, while others may not add much value. What's one renovation you think is almost always worth spending money on?
A Simple Maintenance SOP Every Rental Property Owner Should Have One thing I've been thinking about lately is how easily a maintenance request can get lost between the moment a tenant reports a problem and the moment the repair is completed. A simple process could prevent a lot of unnecessary con...
Is there such a thing as a free CRM? or do you get what you pay for? or do you end up putting add-ons in that makes it cost a lot of money per month? What are you paying? What features can you not live without?
All - what do you do when a tenant gives improper notice? Context: A tenant has a current lease that expires October 31. Lease says it auto renews for an annual term if no party provides 60 day notice. We provided a 60 day notice end of August for annual term at same rent, but with 3 additional s...
Hey everyone! I’m a fourth-year mechanical engineering student graduating in May 2027. My plan is to move to Raleigh, NC, get a full-time job, and buy a duplex where I can live in one unit and rent out the other. Right now, I’m focused on saving money and keeping my credit score strong, but I fee...
I have made some poor investment. I invested too much money in a start up that never amounted to anything. I even made the mistake of putting some on credit cards. I have a great cash flowing rental house. PIMI is about $1000 and it rents for $2000+. I’m in a situation where I need cash to take c...
Posting this for the BiggerPockets Investor Brief, and the best replies might run in Thursday's edition. On last week's BiggerPockets Podcast (episode 1347), Amelia McGee said her plan for raising the rent on one of her rentals is to "take them all of my expenses and say, look, I have to raise yo...
hi, I heard 4 unit cash flow better. I am looking for 4 unit for long time in Atlanta market. I do not see proper deals. I prefer all 4 units to be town home style 3 bed 2.5 bath and minimal 1800 more square feet not on crawlspace not on septic tank built above 1970. I never saw these type of dea...
Most first-time buyers I talk to run the numbers on a 2 to 4 unit building as if it were a pure rental. The deal looks thin, and they stay on the sidelines. Here is the part nobody explains. If you live in one unit, the right comparison is what it costs you to live there versus what you pay in re...
Hi all, I was reading about some new comers in the industry, one of them caught some attention. The American Housing Corporation (the Austin prefab row house startup) says the housing crisis is a supply problem. Estimates of the shortage run from about 4 million homes to 10 million. But the marke...
I manage 236 properties in Memphis, most of it in-house. So when I do hire a property manager, I am not looking for a sales pitch. I am looking for numbers. First, I screen on my box, not theirs. Can they work single-family in the ZIPs I buy — 38109, 38111, 38112, 38114, 38116, 38117, 38118, 3812...
Something I've learned while researching land in North Carolina is that finding a future land-use map is only part of the research. The part that gets interesting is figuring out what that map actually represents. For example, a municipality might have several planning documents available online....
Hello all, I'm weighing whether to keep a single-family rental I own in Illinois. My mortgage and landlord insurance come to $1,660 a month, and realistic market rent in the area is $1,700 to $1,800, so the property roughly covers itself. Even with that thin margin, I'm leaning toward keeping it....
Hi, I am high income W2 earner with stay home spouse with 3 young kids under 10. We have decided to invest in real estate. I plan to invest in Allentown and Bethlehem, PA. I would love to connect with anyone investing or working in these areas to form a team. I am looking for duplex, triplex or q...
Looking for someone that can underwrite the Tampa Bay Area. Looking to start making deals in the coming weeks. Anyone interested please reach out. Reach out if you’re an experienced GP or KP
Hello BP Community! 👋 My partner and I are officially launching our out-of-state real estate journey, and after running the numbers on several Midwest markets, we are zeroing in on Indianapolis, IN. I am based in San Francisco, CA, focusing on operations and networking, while my partner handles t...