Chris Mahoo
Long term rental when you are not full time real estate professional
22 January 2025 | 10 replies
.)- The property should be appreciating, if purchased in a good location, increasing the owner's equity/wealth.- Rents will be paying the mortgage off, increasing the owner's equity/wealth.- If you hold a rental until death, you can pass it on with a stepped-up cost basis, limiting captial gains if then sold (limited by inheritance tax limitations).Too many newbies on this site trying to replace their day job income via "passive" real estate investing w/o digging deep enough to understand how it really works.
Nathaniel Kamp
Advise needed to purchase problem property
17 December 2024 | 4 replies
I am interested in purchasing the property and was wondering my best course of action at this time.
Ashley Kroft
Getting Started in MTR in El Paso TX
22 January 2025 | 4 replies
My name is Ashley Kroft and my mother-in-law has a property in El Paso, TX that will be refinanced soon to purchase my husband and I's first rental property.
Vijay Radhakrishnan
Positive experience with Rent to Retirement
9 January 2025 | 4 replies
@Zach Lemaster and his team was super helpful, supportive, and knowledgeable which ensured a super smooth purchasing process!
Malcolm Grundy
St Louis area south city Triplex
10 January 2025 | 1 reply
Purchase price: $190,000 Cash invested: $34,000 Triplex, ranch style.
Jonathan Small
Should I Partner with a Successful Wholesaler in a New Market? Seeking Advice
17 January 2025 | 4 replies
Hi Jonathan, what is your buying criteria in GA and what counties are you looking to purchase in?
Alec Dressler
How to Determine Public Interest in a Potential Airbnb Property?
13 January 2025 | 15 replies
I agree that is will be a gamble as to how well it will do.Also, ask the owner if they will entertain partial owner financing to keep from dragging family and friends into this risky business venture.Maybe even rent from owner for a year with right to sublease to see how it goes before committing to a purchase.
Andrew Bosworth
Best current commercial lending options for small/mid-sized apartments?
31 January 2025 | 6 replies
Up to 75% purchase price , 1.1 DSCR minimum ratio minimum 650 credit score 25 or 30 year for lender I work with
Abigail Joanna
Buy tiny home to put on property or save for next property?
31 January 2025 | 7 replies
Hey bigger pockets family, I'm facing a dilemma that consists of me choosing whether or not to buy a tiny home and put it on my current home's property, creating an ADU to rent out or to save that money that I would put into the tiny home and save for my next purchase.
Jeremy Beland
A Hard Lesson Learned from Our 2022 "Scary House" Flip
16 January 2025 | 16 replies
But after working with the family, we purchased it for $42,000 and got to work.We had some unique challenges, like dealing with one of the heirs who wasn’t very cooperative and required a payoff to sign the paperwork we needed for clear title.