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. ...
Rafi K.
New BP member... from a long way away...
Hi there BP world,My name is Rafi, and I joined BP a few weeks ago, but it's taken me a while to introduce myself. Basically, I'm an Aussie, living in Israel, interested in US real estate.I sort of got into RE by acci...
Gervon Thompson
Pay off student loans or invest ?
Hey guys ! I have about $34000 of private student loans left to pay off at an interest rate of 3.55% that’s approx 675 per month. I’ve also managed to save 40k up until now, I earn about $5200 per month net. With a c...
Erik Henneman
What’s an asset that grows 12% a year ?
I was listening to a podcast recently and they were talking about finding an asset that grows at least 12% a year. What type of assets could those be ?
Brad G.
Making Offers on Multiple Properties
I have finally reached the point where I am making offers on multiple properties. I have made two offers on short sales in the past 2 months. While I might have difficulty financing both properties if the offers w...
Kate H.
Ontario, Canada - insurance for older house more than 3 renters?
Anyone have recommendations on insurance companies in Ontario, Canada who would provide broad or basic insurance for a property that is about 100 years old and being rented to more than 3 unrelated parties?I'm unexpec...
Padma Mody
Insurance company is asking too many questions
I bought one SFH with my partner in our both name. Once we fix the house we change the name under our LLC name. So when we bought the house, we got the home insurance through Allstate and now they are not going to ins...
Joe Aiola
My First Post - Responses Are Greatly Appreciated!
Hi everybody,Real estate investing has been brought up to me a few months back and, since then, I have been dedicating my time to learning as much as I possibly can while I build up capital for my first investment.I f...
Lynn Harrison
refinancing rental after hard money?
Hello,
My friend is looking to buy property and I told him I'd ask for him. How difficult is it to re-finance at the end of a hard money loan(interest only, 6 months)? He might be paying 34 to 50% cash, the rest a lo...
Gary A.
Note Investing ROI Calculator?
Does anyone have any recommendations for, or can send over, an ROI calculator I can use to evaluate tapes effectively?I understand that different states have different fees and whatnot, but I'm just looking for someth...