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Hi, I just recently found this site along with it's Podcasts and I am so relieved. Why did I not find this site years ago! I have been looking to purchase my first home, to possibly live in, for several months and at...
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If you exercised the option to Renovate using a 203(K) loan ORPurchase with a conventional loan, use your own money to renovate, and then refinance the money out after rehabbingHow did it turn out?What advice do you h...
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Hello everyone!I am a United States Marine and am separating this June for college. I recently networked with an established investor in the area and he has agreed to teach me how to become a successful REI with my fi...
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I have a question concerning house flipping. I know most use hard money lenders & private lenders to acquire the property but how do they finance the renovation? Do they borrow more than what the purchase price of...
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I am a newbie in real estate investing. I have a few properties in the US primarily for generating a regular cash flow. I would like to explore European real estate market, specifically, Spain with the same investment...
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Wow BPers,
I finally did it! I finally completed my business plan and feel ready to make my intro and get going.
I've been cruising through these forums for a bit without having done a formal introduction until n...
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Hey BP,I wanted to see what everyone's school of thought on partnerships were. Do you think its more beneficial to fully own and control a smaller deal or put your money into a larger deal with a smaller ownership per...
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My personal home (400k) closes on 9/20/19. I just closed last week on my first duplex on 4 acres $140k. I need $25k now to start renovations so we can owner occupy one side of duplex when we close on our house. How ...
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Hey guys! My name is Ben Morand and I am a 20 year old college student interested in buy & hold investing. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working on analyzing a ton of deals, hoping to find one that meets my c...
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Hello Bigger Pockets,This is my first post on Bigger Pockets! I've been commenting and connecting here and there but decided I need to just jump in instead dipping my toe's one at a time.After listening to the podcast...