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I recently purchased a MFH last September and have been house hacking- used FHA and put 3.5% down. I am looking to acquire my next property this year but unsure how to finance it. I know legally I can't move anywhere ...
Hi all,I'm interested in acquiring a small (~10) portfolio of SFH rentals to supplement my income in ~15-20 years. As I play around with my numbers, and especially as I look at how property taxes work here in Houston...
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Hello BP,I have recently been in contact with a motivated seller on a single family rental in my area. He is an older gentleman with a few pain points that I have found out:1) He wants to make sure when he passes away...
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Hello!I am getting started in RE investing, specifically looking at multifamily properties. I am currently exploring my loan options and I am being told that money from friends and family, or "gift funds", cannot be u...
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Dear Bigger Pocket Community, I'm writing this to ask for advise because I'm sure something isn't right. I'm an aspiring real estate investor. I began my real estate endeavors by buying the house next door to my mothe...
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How can i find a contractor that wont put me over budget if I need a contractor for the full rehab on a house flip?
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Just wanted to create a thread where I post updates on our basement apartment that we had built out from an unfinished basement with the full intent of it being a rental from the start. This build was fully laid out t...
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Good Morning BP!Im looking to buy my first property. I want to house hack a duplex and live in one side. Im curious what you look for when analyzing a duplex to owner occupy. Im in a rather expensive city but future a...
I'm trying to understand exactly how agent commissions work.Is this correct - When a seller lists a house, he comes to an agreement on commission with the listing agent and this is typically 6%? What happens if he on...
I own a painting company and I want to start flipping houses in southern NH. Anyone have any tips or words of advice? I have availability to loans with very low interest so my main focus will be short term flips. I wa...