Imad M.
HML Fail! Sherman Bridge Lenders
I have a HUD property on contract which expires on 1 Dec. I had 45 days to close. Since this is my third property I chose not to go with a conventional loan. I assumed banks wouldn't want to talk to me anymore. Plus I...
Jonathan Stone
Leaping Hurdles to Close My First 2 4 Plexes 100 Miles From Home
BackgroundIn 2010 I bought a bank owned 3 bed 2.5 bath single family property using an FHA loan which required a 5% down payment. The purchase price was $73K so this equated to approximately $3,700 out of pocket. Dur...
Jeremy Leech
1st step, Primary Residence or Rental Property
Hey BP community! Cant express how impressed I am by the BP community! So I posted before about being a newbie real estate investor, Im very excited and cant stop thinking about my options. As of now, I am renting wit...
Scott Schaecher
Investing Strategy: 5+ apartment complex vs several 4-units>
Hi everyone! This is officially my first post to Bigger Pockets, but hoping to become a more regular participant. I've been listening to the Podcasts and reading blogs for several months now, and am hooked. Wanting to...
Brock Salgado
First Property: House hack or MFR?
I’m currently in the Army and looking to start out real estate investing near Fort Lewis-McChord in Washington. I’ve focused in on the Tacoma market and plan on using my VA loan to purchase a home for house-hacking wh...
Amanda Chandler
Any feedback on my listing?
Hi all,
Have my property up for rent (I live in this one still, moving out next week), and have had a rough time with applicants, looking for any feedback. We have had 37 inquiries, at least 15 tours, and 5 applicati...
JD Martin
RE article in WSJ mentioning BP
Dominic Pollock,
still in his work boots, stood on the lawn of a 1960s-era
three-bedroom house for sale in the former steel town of Bethlehem, Pa.,
60 miles north of...
Luis Lopez
Career Change Ideas
Hello all:I've been sinking my head into this REI world for the past 3 months trying to find ways to earn more money on the side. Not sure if this happens to all newbies and/or of this is just a typical reaction to s...
Ayat Suleiman
High Cap rates in Multi-family at this time?
I'm currently working on a project where one of the investors is looking for a 9% cap rate on a few multi-family properties (b and c class). To me that seems a little high considering the cap rate isn't normally that...
Justin Pumpr
Yet another Cap Ex post
Hey all,I'm trying to work out a good Cap Ex amount for my rental properties. I was previously using percentages of monthly income i.e. 10% Cap Ex, 5% repairs and 5% vacancy. However, after calculating the cost to rep...