Matthew E Weber
Military & Veterans - What are your 2023 investing goals?
Being located in a military town a major factor in population count is largely government related. The active, veteran & retired military personnel along with DOD civilians & contractors are a big influence o...
Ran Iarovich
Investing in Dubai
Does anyone have any experience with investing in Dubai? What are the advantages and disadvantages of creating a real estate portfolio in that country? I assume that there is a high likelihood of appreciation and that...
Josh O'Hearn
Can you explain discount points?
Hello everyone,
I received this message from the mortgage company I am using this morning: “One thing that I was told is that the interest rate would be around 7.875% with 1.25 discount points.”
The interest rate se...
Bola A.
What is good interest rate these days?
Hello all,
I will like to know if 5.7 interest rate competitive?
How should I go about shopping around for better rate?
Thanks.
Parth Shah
Newark NJ 6 unit - Please help
Hi All, I am trying to obtain my first property and have checked out this property in Newark, NJ. It is in the Upper Clinton Hill area of Newark. Here are the numbers, tell me what you think:Purchase price - $399...
Vinh Nguyen
Clarification on the 1% rule, please
Hi!Regarding the 1% rule, does it apply to the price the property was purchased alone or the price of the house plus repair cost? I would assume it applies to only the cost of the house. Just looking for confirmation....
Nancy Le
Should my first rental be close to my current residence?
Hi BPF! I've heard that my first rental property should be close to home so it's easier to manage. Ideally I would like a duplex where I could live in one part and rent out the other part for my 1st rental. That is n...
Bryan Larsen
Strategic VA Loan Question
Hi all, have been educating myself for the last several months and thought I may have stumbled upon and interesting question, so here goes: when using my VA loan, I know I can eventually refinance to a conventional lo...
Ivan Lu
In escrow to buy a house for house hack, I have a few questions..
Hello everyone!This is my first post after being a lurker on the forums and I can't believe what's happening in the market right now. It's insane here in Southern California. I've been playing around with the idea of ...
Ari Pendleton
House Hacking Advice
Hey...complete noob here looking to get my feet wet with investment rentals. I’m currently stationed in Japan but headed to America in March. My Fiancé and I are hoping to get started in house hacking for our first pr...