Chris Stromdahl
Hard money and buy/hold?
A friend of mine has used hard money for flip purposes and I am considering using it for buy/hold.My wife and I own two rental properties in the Tacoma, WA area. Both of which have been purchased through conventional ...
Risa Hind
How to utilize my old IRA.
So my husband and I have a combined $25,000 ($11,000 in mine, and about $14,000 in his) in old 401k's that I am looking to possibly use as down payments for rental properties in either a self-directed IRA or something...
Ossie Moore
Tulsa REIA Quality Question
I am a new comer to buy-n-hold investing. Have been reading a ton of books, listening to podcasts and have discovered Bigger Pockets. One thin I also did was check-out my local REIA. However, I went to the first meeti...
Carmen Falcone
Buying investment properties with FHA loan.
If you have an FHA residential loan you need to occupy one of the units and can rent out the rest. My question is can you ever rent out all of the units or will you have to occupy at least one of them for the life of ...
Frank Trigoso
Renting out a 8 bedroom house.
Hello BiggerPockets mates,My offer was just accepted for a 8 bedroom 2 bathroom house. It was originally a duplex, but additional rooms were added. Yes, 2 bathrooms is not much. I devise to make it a 6 bedroom and 4 b...
Chris Miles
Certificate of Occupancy in Philadelphia PA.
I have sold a condo in NJ that did not require a Certificate of Occupancy. Does Philadelphia require COs for condos? What about purchasing a multi-family property (2-4 units)? I know a realtor will be able to answe...
John Alba
Condo financing
Hello to the bigger pockets community. I am in the process of buying a condo in the Coral Springs, FL area. I spent time looking for the condo got pre-approved by my lender. At last minute my lender informed me that ...
James Edmister
Pay down student loans faster or buy our first property?
Ok, I have read through the student loans posts and didn't see anything quite like our situation, so I figured I'd lay it out and see what you all thought.My wife and I have about $230K in combined student loan debt. ...
Ryan Cheung
Buying a house with a tax lien
Hello,I went to see a home in North Bergen today that is listed as a 3 family home. However, the agent said that it can be legally a 4 unit home, with an additional unit in the basement. This house is at a good price,...
Nikki Taylor
NYC-Rochester investor
Hey! I'm new to real estate investment, based in Brooklyn NY but looking to invest in my hometown of Rochester, NY. I'm primarily interested in buy and hold but also just looking for general advice and shared knowledge!