Zana Blue
Wholesalers who lie
I am a cash buyer...been contacted recently by 3 different wholesalers trying to sell me the same property...each one has a different price...not my usual type investment but I went to look because you never know...th...
Benoit Roose
What parameters to use to choose a state to invest in?
As a young foreign national who wants to start investing in the US I started working out a step by step investment plan. One of the first and maybe most important steps is obviously picking my market, not an easy task...
Jeffrey Yarusso
Rental Property start up questions
Hey guys I am a huge fan of BiggerPockets and this is my first post on the forum. My questions refer to starting out with rental properties. I understand that the market is significantly inflated right now making it h...
John Blackrock
Purchasing in San Diego 4 working parents preparing 4 retirement
Hi BP community! My parents have not saved enough for retirement and are currently renting. To help them out I'm thinking of purchasing a 2br2ba or 3br2ba REI with 25% down. The max purchase price is around $400k to k...
Roddy Walker
Newbie investor - local market too expensive...
Just got preapproved for 275k FHA loan in Oregon. My original goal was to do a house hack until I could rent the property out completely in my local market. The market in Portland and Salem area seems very inflated an...
Leo Chun
Going to college next year, planning on House Hacking. Any tips?
Hey!I'm currently 17 as a Junior in High School and next year in 2021 I will be going to college. I plan on going to UCSD and house-hacking in San Diego. I have been reading endlessly on topics of house-hacking and re...
Lee Melvin
Having an emergency fund for repairs etc. 50% rule....
For some reason I do not like the thought incorporating the 50% rule when looking at cash flow etc.
Id rather just have a large enough emergency fund and deal with problems when they come up and not include t...
Matthew Rutledge
Info/Help request (Maine?) - being thrown into partership and vacation rental
My father in law owns a cottage on a lake on the Maine/NH border. Due to where he is in his life, he's done with it (he's healthy enough, just getting sick of dealing with it). Before the end of 2014 it will be pass...
Damien C.
?Opinions on tapping equity
Hey there everybody. I'm interested in hearing some opinions on different methods of tapping equity to acquire investment property.I purchased my primary residence in 2011 with 20% down and a 30-year fixed mortgage at...
Jamal Atwell
First Time Purchase - In or Out of State?
Hey BP,I currently live in Washington D.C. and i'm 23. I can't quite afford these $500,000 houses for a 2 or 3 bedroom so I've got to look at alternatives. My lease expires in April so I'd rather make moves before the...