Multifamily & Apartment Investing Forum

New investor. Looking for duplex, triplex or quadplex.
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Metro
New investor. Looking for duplex, triplex or quadplex.

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...

Learning the smaller multifamily business
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
Learning the smaller multifamily business

Hi everyone, I’m Joseph Blankenship from Jacksonville, North Carolina. I served 14 years in the Marine Corps and founded Frontline Veteran Property, a veteran-owned business focused on North Carolina multifamily real estate. My current focus is learning and evaluating 10–50 unit properties, parti...

To studio or not to studio
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
To studio or not to studio

One unit in our Portsmouth building is a small efficiency studio. We're keeping it that way on purpose It's literally workforce housing. It's small, the ceiling is low, and it's about a half mile to three-quarters of a mile from downtown Portsmouth. In a city where housing costs are as high as th...

Anyone around Bangor running bigger buildings?
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
Bangor, Maine
Anyone around Bangor running bigger buildings?

Hey everyone, Jon here, from Bangor. I've been investing and selling real estate up here for a while, and I also run a small property management company. I'm curious how folks with 5+ unit buildings around here are handling things. For me winter's always the real test. The no-heat call at 2 a.m.,...

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Where Do You ACTUALLY Find Multifamily Equity Investors Online? (JV / LP Partners)
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
Where Do You ACTUALLY Find Multifamily Equity Investors Online? (JV / LP Partners)

Hey BiggerPockets community! I've been actively trying to connect with JV partners and LP investors for small multifamily acquisitions, but finding people who actually deploy equity has been much harder than expected. My business partner and I focus on 10–30+ unit multifamily properties, primaril...

When looking for GP/Partnerships
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
When looking for GP/Partnerships

Hello everyone, I would like input from others when forming a partnership. I have a partnership breakdown calculator, but your help would understanding more would be greatly appreciated. A few things I’d want to work through upfront: Actual responsibilities: Who handles financing, contractors, pr...

HELOC or cash-out-refinance
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
New Haven, Connecticut
HELOC or cash-out-refinance

I have a triplex that was purchased in 2012 for 225,000 I only owe 110,000 with a 3.25% on the note. The house is currently at an estimated sale price of 546,000 - 660,000. Would a HELOC or a cash out refinance be the best choice to pull funds for my next investment?

18-unit duplex portfolio under contract at $1.88M — would you buy this?
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
18-unit duplex portfolio under contract at $1.88M — would you buy this?

Looking for feedback from experienced multifamily/duplex investors. I'm under contract on 9 duplexes / 18 units spread across three smaller towns close to metro markets. Year Built 1993 Purchase price: $1,880,000 Price per unit: $104,444 Current gross rent: ~$249,840/year Current operating expens...

What Are the Biggest Challenges You Face in Real Estate?
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
What Are the Biggest Challenges You Face in Real Estate?

Hello everyone, I'd like to learn from your experience in real estate. What tasks or problems in your real estate business regularly cost you time, money, or opportunities? I'd also like to understand: How do you currently handle these tasks or problems? What usually goes wrong, and how often doe...

Meet up 10/24
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
Toledo Metro
Meet up 10/24

Hi all, Lets meet up next weekend at Brew House downtown 10/24 @2p. Would be nice to meet in person.

To spend 30K or Not?
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
To spend 30K or Not?

We could spend $30K to raise the studio ceiling in our Portsmouth building to 6 feet. We're probably not going to The studio's ceiling is low. Really low. I'm 6 feet tall and I've crawled in there about four times now. I've told my contractor I'm not going back in until it's done. Raising it woul...

Is It Time to Trade Your Older Multifamily Property?
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
Is It Time to Trade Your Older Multifamily Property?

Is It Time to Trade Your Older Multifamily Property? Owning a multifamily property for years can be rewarding, but what happens when major repairs start eating into your returns? Between roof replacements, HVAC systems, plumbing issues, and unit renovations, an older property can quickly become m...

How do you draw in potential investors?
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
Oklahoma City Metro
How do you draw in potential investors?

Hello. My father and I build duplexes around central Oklahoma. Right now we have units available in Mustang and Yukon, but we are fixing to start developments in Bethany, more in Yukon, Stillwater, and more in Mustang. We build north of 50 a year and sell primarily to investors. With the interest...

If you could fix one thing about how you invest, what would it be?
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
If you could fix one thing about how you invest, what would it be?

Whether you own a duplex or a 20-unit building, I’m curious: what part of your process is the biggest headache right now? What do you wish someone would just build a better solution for? Looking forward to hearing everyone’s answers. Thanks!

Where Are the Multifamily Opportunities in 2026?
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
Where Are the Multifamily Opportunities in 2026?

Where Are the Multifamily Opportunities in 2026? For multifamily investors, 2026 is less about finding the next “hot market” and more about finding the right deal in the right market. Higher interest rates, uneven rent growth, and new apartment supply have created more challenges in some markets....

Massachusetts Multifamily Investor & General Contractor — Looking to Connect With Inv
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Multifamily Investor & General Contractor — Looking to Connect With Inv

Hi everyone, I’m Matthew Bailey, a Massachusetts-based real estate investor, general contractor, and business owner. I currently own or co-own five investment properties, including multifamily buildings and other income-producing residential properties. My background includes extensive experience...

Duplexes Versus Single Family Homes- The Numbers - Which Investment is Best?
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
St. Paul, Minnesota
Duplexes Versus Single Family Homes- The Numbers - Which Investment is Best?

I matched 21,000 house sales against 3,300 duplex sales to settle whether house hacking actually beats buying a house. Here's the method and the result. Everybody has an opinion on this and almost nobody has run it on equal terms, so I tried to build the comparison carefully. Tell me where it bre...

Thoughts on Jason Stubblefield's Multi Family Code
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
Thoughts on Jason Stubblefield's Multi Family Code

I was think8ng of investing in thao course. I know there will be upsales but im interested in the beginning of the course. Anyone have an opinions or complaints on this guy.

Fire Proofing For A Multi Family Conversion
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
Lansing, Michigan
Fire Proofing For A Multi Family Conversion

Hi, I have my eye on a property that is currently being sold as a single family house. I suspected based on the layout that it may have once been a multi family and after touring it, it was confirmed. It already has 2 electric meters, 2 gas meters, and just the general flow of the house is for a ...

How automated is your system?
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
Anchorage, Alaska
How automated is your system?

On a scale of 1-10 how automated is your system from vacancy to rented?

Landlords: how many hours a week do your rentals take
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
Landlords: how many hours a week do your rentals take

Mine took about 3 hours a week across 22 units. A turnover (one tenant moves out, the next moves in) eats a weekend, and the rest of the time it runs on a system: one platform where tenants message me and pay, and tradespeople who bill me directly once I introduce them. I am curious what other Ch...

What precautions should new multifamily owners take before winter?
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
Chicago, Illinois
What precautions should new multifamily owners take before winter?

I am new owner of 12 units property (2 buildings). This is my first winter season so need an advice from experienced investors and property managers. What all things I should take care of before winter starts in Chicago? I have two boiler rooms. What all things I need to do around boilers and the...

The Multifamily Debt Maturity Wave: Risk, Opportunity & Execution
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
The Multifamily Debt Maturity Wave: Risk, Opportunity & Execution

More than $1.8 trillion in apartment debt is scheduled to mature over the next 10 years, with approximately $757 billion coming due between 2026 and 2028. Nearly $300 billion matures in 2026 alone, following roughly $310 billion in 2025. The headline is significant, but this is primarily a capita...

Chicago two flat garden units, what are you seeing on appraisals and rent?
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago two flat garden units, what are you seeing on appraisals and rent?

The garden unit is the most underrated space in a Chicago two flat. For anyone outside Chicago, a two flat is what most of the country calls a duplex, and the garden unit is the lower level apartment that sits partly below grade. Here is what I keep running into. The lower unit gets treated two d...

My First Conversation with A Potential Sponsor/GP
Multi-Family and Apartment Investing
My First Conversation with A Potential Sponsor/GP

Over the past 6 months, I started underwriting on-market deals. Why? 2 reason; experience in underwriting and a deal is a deal On market or Off. Other Learning markets and looking at real offerings, presented an opportunity to learn something about multifamily and increase my knowledge. After pre...