Mia Hopkins
Buying a Home for the first time without two years work history
Hi ! I have been in the Airbnb arbitrage game for over a year now. I am ready to buy my first multi- unit. I’m having some trouble getting pre- approved because I don’t have two years of work history. I have 1 solid y...
Mizy Kalmanson
Help! Need fha for property but no w2 or two years 1099
I am twenty years old and saved up 25k to buy a multifamily property and begin my real estate journey. I found a great property and I have enough money for a down payment. I have a great credit score but I am not on a...
Ron Gosling
Decision to buy SFH with intent to rent in two/three years....
My wife and I are stumped on a decision to purchase a SFH with a VA loan with intent to move-out and rent in two or three years. The home was built in the mid-60s and located about 20 miles north of downtown Philadel...
Yobe Connor
Unemployed for two years, how can I get started in real estate?
Hi - I am a former entrepreneur who hit a slump. The past two years I've been "unemployed" meaning, my ideas failed, I failed. I started looking at the real estate space because its a more tangible business than start...
Justin Woodworth
Started with a duplex 2 years ago, now purchasing two 4 units
Hey Bigger Pockets family,It has been a very long time since I wrote in the forums but I figured some people get inspired by stories of success, so here is mine. I started off 2 years ago with 15,000.00 looking to inv...
Andrew Vincent
Live and flip: What are the benefits of staying the two years
Can someone explain what the difference is between not living in a house flip versus staying the 2 years? And is there a difference between living there for 1 year and 2 years? I'm very new and I'm trying to understa...
Cara Graca
Plan to Buy Two VA Home Loan Properties in 1-3 years
My husband and I are looking to purchase two properties with the VA loan over the course of the next 1-3 years. We would like one in the $150,000-180,000 range and one in the $220,000-240,000 to comply with the $417,...
Brenden M.
Operating two STRs for <2 years - using their LTR rents for DTI?
Hi BP members. As the title states, I've been operating two STRs for about 8 months now. I am interested in buying another property, but I want to make sure I am understanding any limitations I may run into as a resul...
Shankar Sridhar
Tax exemptions still getting applied after purchase of property two years ago
Hi all,I bought a property at Indiana in Dec 2021. I see that homestead exemptions and 65+ exemptions are still being applied to my property for my 2022 tax bill. Having bought the property in 2021, I thought, the exe...
Steven Maduro
one two years later after doing A renovation in a B neighborhood
Hello Bigger pockets
Back in 2012 I bought a Duplex in a B or C neighborhood
I did very upscale renovations
centering around fancy kitchen and bath faucets
floating vanities, water fall fauc...