Daniel Flesher
The Numbers - Am I Doing This Right?
My wife and I moved to Philly one year ago and have rented for this past year. We're looking for a multi-family property to buy so we can "house hack." I've been listening to past episodes of podcasts and lurking the ...
Brad Sicoli
My Airbnb is at risk of being shut down by the local government
I was inspired by house hacking the spring of 2017 and made it my mission to live for free. the problem was that in Denver duplexes are way too expensive to make a traditional house hack a good idea. I had a really ...
Johnoson Crutchfield
How Tax Returns Affect Real Estate Investor Bank Financing
I don’t see a clear answer to this on the forums. I keep having bankers say “be careful with reporting losses on your taxes because it could make you unbankable.” What does this mean? How do you make sure that you ...
Cameron Ellis
Buy and Hold in Detroit? Your Opinion
does anyone think Detroit and its surrounding areas will recover.. Right now I am looking on zillion and the prices for these homes are crazy! I just seen a home for sale for $1,300 that sold for $160,000 in 2008.....
Bill Gulley
Detroit, bankruptcy, any silver lining?
Any silver lining there. 100,000 creditors. 78,000 homes empty, population 700,000, down 1,300,000 from the glory days. 40% of the street lights are out, half the parks closed and over 100 schools closed. Highest crim...
Jeff Minc
Refinancing to Pull Cash Out
I was hoping for some feedback on this idea. I currently rent out a condo I own which cash flows roughly $450 a month. I like the cash flow but don't need it. I bought it in 2013 with a 30 year fixed at 3.66% (owner o...
Shawn Ackerman
IS THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IN ROCHESTER NY REALLY THAT BAD??????
Today I have spoken to an attorney(investor) , Realtor (investor) and a few other non-investor realtors who all said the same thing. THE PROPERTY IN ROCHESTER NY SUCKS!!! I'm interested in hearing the experience of ...
Jarrod English
Canadian Interested in Purchasing in the US
Hello, I've been aware of Bigger Pockets for about a year now. Had some simple ideas about long term passive cash flow by slowly acquiring buy and hold properties. I've got one house that has a basement suite and the...
Steve Steve
New investor in Iowa & Illinois. (travel nurse). want help house hacking or AirBNB
Hello, I am completely new to investing money on a scale such as this. I would very much like to start investing and house hacking. I do not currently own any homes, but I am trying to come up with a strategy to inves...
Ben Kelleher
Looking to jump into to STR in Florida, considering paying all cash
Recently, we did quite well on a business deal and found ourselves with quite a bit of cash to invest, particularly in real estate. We have chosen to target 5-6 bedroom homes in Kissimmee, FL due to the excellent shor...