Kyle Howard
What are the benefits in buying inner city distressed properties?
I’m currently in the Baltimore market and looking for some of the benefits to buying in the hood. There’s a large inventory of properties and higher cap rates plus we’ve seen what happened in philly and I definitely d...
Pedro Gutierrez
Advice for beginner on purchasing 2nd home
Hello! What advice might you have for a first time home owner who wants to rent out his house in AZ and use a HELOC to buy a new primary home in the Midwest? Context:1.) My wife and I would love to experience a place ...
Tracey B.
Why do people rent rather than buy in high-yield markets?
I'm an Aussie investor researching your markets. Our yields in cities vary approx 2-4%, so I'm trying to come to terms with some cultural differences regarding home ownership.
In a recent discussion on an Aussie prop...
Ben Visser
Trouble qualifying on a 2nd home via conventional loan
We bought our first property last April owner occupied/conventional loan with 3.5% down. After speaking with our mortgage guy a few months ago he did a prelim pre-approval and said everything was good to go.Found a du...
Mikhail Petrenko
Rental buy and hold in Topeka, KS - >10 CAP
The property is 1080 SF 3 BD 1 BA , built-in 2002, the appraisal 2020 is $73000. Located right 2 blocks south of Washburn University. I heard it is a rough neighborhood. The condition of the house is livable, maybe, n...
Nathan Stanley
First property in SoCal
Bought our first property in Oceanside SoCal. First to live then rent out for med to long term. VA loan at 2.5, with half of closing cost covered and a 2k in finance credit. We have plenty saved for known expenses alo...
Sydney Tiffany
Asking a Realtor why a property is sold
Is it appropiete to ask the selling agent why a particular property is not selling? The reason I ask is because I have found a home in my perspective market and after analysis is seems like a promising property for a ...
Account Closed
The Future of Commercial Real Estate
I’ve been thinking for a while, how do you think commercial real estate will be impacted by the transition into a more virtual world? For example, will commercial real estate still be in high demand for years to come ...
Manny Del Val
REI Lead Generation Software Options
Hello Bigger Pocket World, I am a systematic person and a project manager by trade so I like systems and doing things in a workflow like nature. I am also horrible at cold calling, and I hate doing it. I don't mind ta...
Diane G.
I find this hard to swallow - 15 yr fixed at 4% with 2.25 points?
I don't know, I feel pretty bad now.....So I have a loan that matures soon and due to its commercial nature (TIC), I can't seem to find a new lender...So the current lender offered to merge this loan onto another prop...