Jim Webster
800+ Credit Score but Only Qualify for Low Loan Amount.
My wife and I both have 800+ credit scores (thanks Dave Ramsey). No debt besides a mortgage for less than 50% of our $300+K primary residence. (Thank again Dave) $90K combined income. Recently caught the REI bug a...
Donnell Jackson
New Highly Motivated Member to BP in San Diego
Hello,I am a 23 year old active duty service member in the San Diego area and I'm here to start gathering more knowledge on the subject of REI. I currently have very little knowledge but I am in the process of attendi...
Kenneth Burdick
Considering buying first rental in HI (Oahu)
Hello BP community! Newbie here, so go easy on me :) I live in Southern CA and own a home in which we have over 50% equity. At some point, me and my family would like to relocate to Hawaii ... most likely Oahu, for th...
Joshua Dorkin
What factors are important to you in buying a home?
I thought we'd kick off our new Buying Real estate forum by seeing what factors are most important to all of you in the purchase of your primary residence.
Here are mine:
- Proximity to parks, shopping, services, an...
Andrew S.
The neighbor's dogs...
All,
I'm looking into a buying opportunity - nicely fixed up college rental (4/2) in good location. All well, EXCEPT: neighbor has a pack of dogs (4 or 5) in the backyard and they stir up one heck of a racke...
Rocky Li
What to do with health insurance if going fulltime?
My wife has been quite successful as a realtor, and I am thinking to join her, but more from an investment perspective. Without a full-time regular job, we need to buy health/dental/vision insurance for ourselves.
I...
Daniel Frigo
New member from Massachusetts
Hi BiggerPockets community! I am Dan Frigo and I recently moved to Holden, MA. from Connecticut. I am very excited to be on BiggerPockets and look forward to connecting and learning a lot from this fantastic community...
David Siegel
Renter offering year's worth up front for a discount
Hey all, I have a renter who wants to offer an entire year's worth of rent up front in exchange for a discounted price on rent. The property is in San Diego. Can anyone think of any issues with accepting this offer?T...
Mauricio Salom
How to split utilities
I have a single family home with a garage conversion. Both are 2bed 1 bath. Iam moving out and I am going to rent both units. I have not lived in the property while the other unit was occupied so I dont have any numbe...
Jason Smith
First investment duplex stories!
So I just purchase my first property, it is a house and a 1/2 duplex, here are the stats, insurance 660/year, taxes 1730/year total rents currently at 775 per month (350 and 425). The purchase price was 30000 with 4...