Hi Folks,I have a four family that will have a new roof put on in the spring.  Am I crazy to think about a metal shingle roof vs. traditional shingles?  I expect the metal will be 2X, but the ROI is in the life of the...

I'm a first time investor considering buying a rental home for my daughter and her gaggle of roommates on a college campus. Could I use a DSCR loan? I would not be living there, but my child would. All roommates would...

So much bad and misinterpreted information around Fannie Mae 10% down Second Home Occupancy financing.  I talk to about 100 people a month interested in this space.  My biggest opportunity in these conversations is to...

Hello, i have just recently bought 2 properties in which im looking to do a cash out refi to pull some equity back out. Here is the twist. Im 19 years old, both are bought through a hard money lender and im looking to...

Is this a thing? Can it be a thing? We have several older single family homes (built 1900-1930). In the past we had a group of college girls living in one of these houses & they destroyed the plumbing flushing tam...

Hi everyonethis is my first post on BiggerPockets after listening to some podcast episodes.I am based in Italy and will invest in Italy, hence I'm searching for a source of info and listings for available homes here.I...

I just picked up my third property.  First one I used conventional financing (hold as a rental).  Second one was a flip that I used hard money for.  This third one (another rental)  I had enough money in the bank to b...

I have an ADU next to my primary residence and often buy things for both units. I'm using Stessa and looking for the right way to record only the business expenses.Here's what I'm doing:1. Enter an inbound "owner cont...

Hey Everyone – I’ve been interning this summer at a private lender in the real estate space and have put together some of the tricky concepts that are commonly used. Thought I’d share five that I’ve come to understan...

Hello all! I am 23 years old and just purchased my 6th single-family rental home.I reached out to the bank to find out how many more I can buy. The answer? Zero. My DTI ratio is now too high which I expected - so it d...