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Joe Mack How to get finance for your first rental at 18 years old
17 November 2020 | 8 replies

So I am approaching my 18th birthday and once I graduate I plan on using an FHA loan and putting 3.5% down on a house hack. Here’s the issue... I’ll be 18, realistically the bank will need some credit history and repo...

Jayson Carnahan Can not get a refinance for a home I own!!! HELP!!!
20 September 2019 | 6 replies

I have a home that I purchased land contract 5 years ago from my father for $93,000. The contract was written that I would need a balloon payment at the 5 year mark which would also put me at just over 20% equity.5 ye...

Gary Cooper Hard Money Loan Offer
5 May 2017 | 6 replies

Hello all!

I'm a novice, so forgive me if I sound naïve.

My property (owned free and clear of any mortgage) is appraised at 100k.

A lender has offered me this to refurb the house:

Loan $30...

Olivia Moore Newbie Here with some investment questions!
21 June 2017 | 3 replies

Hi everyone! I am very interested in investing in real estate. In fact, I have already purchased my first home back in January of 2014 (FHA), a modest starter home. What are my options for "my next step"? It was not p...

Kai O Kamppari First Time Investor at 17
27 September 2023 | 1 reply

Hi Biggerpockets,Right now I am a 17-year-old attempting to purchase my first piece of property. Goal currently is to purchase a quad or triplex with an FHA loan, preferably a property with a value-add opportunity, wh...

Arabella Palma Looking for advise- 1031 or DSCR-refi/cashout and purchase?
5 February 2024 | 4 replies

I have an investment property (MA) with a good amount of equity, here's the math:
$385 Purchase Price - Value $570 - I want to flip it to a multi in Philly.  I just recently got laid off, but with 790 credit score, h...

Josh Rich Out-of-state Landlording
21 August 2015 | 8 replies

This month I bought a SFR in Spring, TX just north of Houston. I live in CA and have run into some difficulty with Landlording from a distance.

Question, how do you judge who to rent to when not able to meet them?...

Jim Lynch Minimum "boxes to check" for tenant screening, assuming you are self-managing
31 January 2025 | 6 replies

I'm curious as what y'all consider to be the minimum criteria for approving a tenant, assuming you don't have access to professional tools. If I am self managing my portfolio, what do I need to check/confirm, and what...

Angie W. How do you assess young applicants?
15 October 2013 | 17 replies

My rental is in an older, lower middle class neighborhood with houses under 1000 sq ft. Being such, most of my applicants are early to mid 20's with maybe a high school education.

Being so young, many times t...

Rudolph T. Best tax strategy for >150k earner to own investment property
4 December 2023 | 17 replies

Hello my fellow BPs, I'm considering of starting my first investment property soon. I have been doing my own research by reading the BP blogs, listening to the podcasts, asked people questions (including my CPA). Howe...