Adam Smith
Electric wall heaters, or new natural gas furnace?
Hi everyone, my wife and I are currently working on a live in flip. We are doing really well on keeping cost down however we have come to a point where we need to make a decision on heat. At the moment we have small e...
John B.
Best passive alternative option to crowdfunding
Hello,I'm 30yo, from CA (silicon valley currently), with a net worth of ~500k$ and no debt. All my net worth is pretty much invested in the stock market (large index funds + some bonds + some public REITs).My job is v...
Jenny Scott
Is this a valid alternative for my vacation cabin?
I have a vacation cabin in mountains that our family used to go pretty often for summer break, vacations and holidays. But now we go there less and less often, we are thinking about if there is any way to use it to br...
Thom Sieloff
creative financing???
Greetings my good friends at Bigger Pockets! My wife and I are looking to acquire our very first rental property. (WooHoo!) However, we need some ideas on how to get financed.
The scenario... We have no money to put d...
Oscar Coronado
Tips for first steps of a new foreign investor.
I'm from South America and in the previus stages of real estate investing. Recently joined this interesting site.
As investor I'd like to use as little money as possible out of my pocket and make a great return, so t...
Paul Lopez
Syndication Challenges
I've been reading with great interest the articles by Ben Leybovich, especially the dilemma regarding obtaining non-recourse financing for the debt portion of deals. I think doing the larger deals the - GP/Syndicator...
Matt Geerts
lease-option a power of sale house
Does this work?Find a vacant house and contact owners.They've been kicked out by the bank under power of sale.I feel that the house is worth 150k as-is, 10k in updates (not big repairs) could make it fit into the 190k...
Account Closed
When to replace a Roof?
Ok so I am buying a property that will need a roof repalcement in the near future 6-12 months but who knows to be exact? I checked the attic out and there are no leaks or any signs of it potentially damaging other as...
Hitanshu Shah
Under Contract - Finance options on a 4-plex
Hi AllWe are under contract on a 4-plex and I am shopping for Loan options. The purchase price is $415 K and we can put 20% to 25% down. Few brokers have recommended a 5 year Balloon loan but I want to explore the bes...
Naz Hossain
Positive cash flow on single family homes in Austin TX possible?
As above, austin is a growing market and I want to buy a rental property. The houses though are highly priced. Does anyone have any insights on how to go about this?