Chukwudi Motanya
Studying a market when you don't live near the area
Hey BP fam,
I'm going to buy a house in the Atlanta area but I am currently in Philadelphia. Anyone have suggestions on how to study a market when you are a little more than a couple of states away from the market ...
Vincent Townsend
Hi Bigger Pockets!!! Quick question about an IRA.
Hi all,As you see from my subject line i have a quick question about IRA's. Does anyone have any experience using an IRA to fund a deal? I've read that you can take up to 10K out for your first home purchase. Can some...
Pablo Ramirez
BRRRR'ing with a Hard Money Lender - Only Lend to Entities
Hi all,In my recent HML shopping, only one is willing to lend to an Individual while the others require an Entity. As this is my first BRRRR, I'd like to cash-out refi with a conventional Fannie/Freddie lender after s...
Chris Martin
50% rule. fiction? non-fiction? Let's see for 37,491 SFR
American Homes for Rent (NYSE: AMH) numbers for quarterly period ended June 30, 2015.. for 37,491 single-family properties in 22 states:Rents from single-family properties $137,818,000Fees from single-family propertie...
Martha Daisley
How much is enough liability coverage for a short term rental?
HelloI was wondering how much is enough liability coverage for a short term vacation rental. On the short term rental I currently own i have a commercial liability umbrella policy with coverage of 1 million/2 million ...
Matt Brooks
First “House Hack” Investment
Thanks in advance for any advice, suggestions and info!I’m from Buffalo, NY and have been looking into buying a double as a primary residence and my first investment. I bought my current house in 2009 when I was 21 an...
Craig S.
Helpful Information On FHA Financing -- Q&A.
Hello All,
I am in the process of finding my first multi-family deal and and I believe FHA financing will be my best financing (owner-occupied max 4 units). I have been doing a lot of research on FHA financing and do...
Bradley Raynor
Do Investors Buy/Sell SFR using cap rates or comps?
Hi all,I was curious on everybody's perspective whether buying or selling single family rentals use a Cap Rate valuation, or a more traditional $/sqft with comps. On on hand it seems $/sqft makes sense, but if it's s...
Ryan Wiedner
1st House Hack Recap!
TLDR; House hacking: it works.Howdy,About nine months ago, I closed on my first property (house hack in DFW, TX). I've had a few people from Bigger Pockets and other friends reach out with questions, so I fig...
Par Attaran
How accurate is Zillow ?
Seasoned investors how accurate do you find Zillow? (and even there Rent Zestimate) Ive assumed it wasn't right on just an estimate, but people are telling me they can be WAY off (high or low)