John Myers
New investor from Albuquerque, New Mexico
Hi BP!Time to introduce myself after listening to many great podcasts! I am a graphic designer and last year I got married, moved in with my wife and now we are landlords. It has been a good experience so far. I ha...
Derek Herbst
College students wanting to house hack
Hello Bigger Pockets. My wife and I are currently studying at BYU and we are wanting to get into real estate as soon as it makes sense for us. We both have part-time jobs, working a combined 40+ hours a week, on top o...
Amy Shari
Co-signer experiences
Hi there!
So I have a new applicant for my small house in a blue collar neighborhood. It is a very young couple with a child. Because of their lack of credit history (hers) and previous credit issues (his) I told t...
Jessie Huffey
Need Input Determining Next Investment Move
So, thanks to a flip property we sold in California a couple of years ago, we have been able to get out of debt (including mortgage debt) and are looking at a couple of options for our next investment (s). We have a h...
Mike H.
Quick question about DIY tax returns
I have never done my own tax return. Well not since I had a w2 only myself. We own 3 rents properties. State and local nyc taxes. Our accountant wants 1k to do our tax return. My wife thinks we can DIY using turbo tax...
Josh Taylor
Construction professional looking to network with some landlords
Hey guys, I'm presently a facilities engineer by trade, looking to get back into the private real estate game. I used to be a landlord and flipper in New Zealand until a couple of years ago when I liquidated my portfo...
Michael Olesky
income of 3x the rent question
I have a quick question about the general rule of a possible tenant having an income of 3x's the rent. Does this rule change any depending on number of kids? If rent is 1000, then an income of 3000 seems fine f...
Vilena G.
Should I move into the my current flip?
Hi Biggerpockets family!We are remodeling a flip, it's a big project and with all this virus going around doing a lot of job at the house ourself. We need at least 2-3 months to finish the house, and my lease at the p...
Mike B.
Shocked! My tenants invited me to their wedding! Response??
Hi all, Well there's always a first for things and for me, it's being invited to my tenants wedding! I was totally surprised by this. They've been in my SFH rental property for nearly 2 years now (and are staying ano...
Isabelle Trepkoski
Partnership: Mortgage vs Title
Hello,I will start by saying I have a call into our mortgage lender...My husband and I are going in on a duplex with my parents who are downsizing. The plan is for my parents to live in half of it for a year while we ...