Nate Saenz
New, serious, self-educating & want 3-4 rentals buy end of 2023.
Hello, my name is Nate -I'm a motion designer and video producer based in Austin, Texas, but I'm about to move to Colorado. I have a great career in tech (which is completely remote) and recently have had a serious i...
Svetlana Kazantseva
Buying the first property (out of state, unseen) - advice needed!
Hi BP community! I have gathered the courage to make on offer on my first investment property. The deal seems good:
Good B+ area in Columbia, SC suburb, great schools, 3 bed 2 bath, needs some cosmetic work (repaint ...
Jason Hornbuckle
Flipping Instructional Program Seems Too Fast
I recently joined a coaching program ( not associated with BiggerPockets at all ) that claims to be able to take a total beginner with no knowledge in Real Estate to the point of making a successful house flip within ...
John Hodson
Using Proforma Calculators
Hi All!I'm new to buy and hold investing. I'm using a excel spreadsheet that has a conservative 10% vacancy reserve and 10% maintenance reserve every month. I've spoken with turnkey companies that say they use a much ...
Mike Shemp
Vacation property questions in the Outer Banks?
Hi All,My wife and I are looking to purchase a vacation rental property in the Outer Banks. This will be our very first rental property. I have read a lot of books on the subject, but had some specific questions abo...
Clayton Murray
Investing in New England?
I have moved around quite a bit, and always find myself back in New England. I am a young entrepreneur with family in New England and am very excited to start investing. As the reality of my first investment home gets...
Sean N.
Huge tax shock that came back to haunt me.
So hearing everyone talking about doing cash out refi's to buy more property I did but it came back to bite me in the butt.I bought a rental house back in 2012 and naturally values went up so after a couple years I di...
Lindsey Bodner
How easy is it to foreclose when selling S2 (Subject to)?
We're considering selling a property Subject to (S2) -- meaning the buyer would pay closing costs and a downpayment, we keep the mortgage in our name, and the buyer would make the mortgage payments and monthly payment...
Joseph Agins
Banks or CUs that will do HELOC on SFH rental property?
I know many banks and CUs will not do HELOCs on investment properties but I have also heard here and elsewhere that many do. However, now that I am actually looking, I am having a hard time finding any and can't locat...
Andrew W.
New Construction Owner Builder - Construction Loan
I recently purchased a property that I am planning to build a new home on. I paid cash for the lot and am looking to finance the build through a construction loan. I would like to be the GC. I have extensive experie...