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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Kansas City.
Purchase price: $68,500
Cash invested: $14,000
Contributors:
Zach Lemaster
I recently worked with Za...
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I'm learning some hard lessons on my second rental property purchase here in California. I inherited 2 tenants that have refused to pay rent since closing on the property in late October. In late November I served a 6...
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I am starting this a bit late, but am excited to share my experience. I am going to post comments with photos in chronological order to catch up!I found this foreclosure home in Pickerington, Ohio on Hubzu.com. It w...
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For all the self-storage investors out there,I'm new to self-storage, so forgive me if this is a simplistic set of questions, but...It seems that most of the research/data that I'm coming across regarding a self-stora...
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Sherman Bridge Lending-User BewareFalse promises, bait and switch hidden fees and spiked interest rates.Name of their game-- keep you locked in the hard money as long as possible.I've been using Sherman Bridge for the...
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hello all, I currently have a 30 year fixed 3.0 rate on my primary SFH residence. Paying about 1250 a month. I have close too 200k in equity. Would it be smart to do a VA cash out refinance to a 30yr 3.8 rate and pay ...
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Economic Update
(Monday, July 6, 2020)
The big economic news this week is the second straight employment report which surpassed expectations. Nearly all of the data indicates that the recovery from the partial shut...
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A little over 3 years ago, we initiated a system on the site called 'influence'. This
Influence System was designed to reward those users who engage and give back to BiggerPockets.
At first, the system was lauded al...
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I was wondering if anyone has had experience using a 401k loan for capital towards buying an investment property? Most company 401k plans (including mine) allow you to take out a loan of up to $50k (or the lesser of 5...
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Now that I got your attention, let's talk about Short Sales and whether/when they are a good fit.First, some context:A Short Sale is when the NET proceeds from a Real Estate SALE will fall not cover the DEBTS secured...