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Hi BP!I've been listening to some Bigger Pockets podcasts and love the idea of an online community for everyone to share their ideas. I'm new to investing, but am aiming to educate myself through this great resource....
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Hello everyone,I am a long time lurker around here and am happy to finally jump into activity! I am starting to personally join into the real-estate investing game mostly utilizing rental and Fix/Rent strategies. One ...
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Greetings BP Community!There is a 21-unit apartment building that is for sale in my area. The owner is willing to do Seller Financing with $200,000 down. The problem is my husband and I don't have $200,000 cash (banks...
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I am relativlry new in real estate investing. As it stands my wife and I own 2 seperate 4 plexes in our area that we utilized the VA home loan for and house hacked both. So far things are going well our first prop gen...
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I am 25 years old and, thanks to excelling at my commission-based job since graduating 3 years ago, I've been able to save at a pretty solid rate. I own and am house-hacking my primary residence in Chicago, and am pre...
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Hello all,I currently own a house ($195k on the loan) that's located in the Bay Area (Martinez, CA). My wife and I have 3 small children and are looking to uproot and leave the state. The house we own was my grandpare...
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Hi fellow investors-My name is Shane Setzer and I am new to Bigger Pockets. I thought I would start by introducing myself on Bigger Pockets and hopefully meet some people to network with nearby. So here is the rundo...
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As a property manager, it's not uncommon to encounter situations where a tenant begins to incur additional expenses rapidly. Whether it's due to changes in personal circumstances or unforeseen issues, addressing these...
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As a property manager, it's not uncommon to encounter situations where a tenant begins to incur additional expenses rapidly. Whether it's due to changes in personal circumstances or unforeseen issues, addressing these...
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I have a real estate portfolio with good amount of equity (most of the portfolio is free and clear), however my personal DTI ratio is too high and that's stopping me from tapping into it to settle some debts and buy m...