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Wanted to know if it is legal to email a borrower. I have the work / personal email (borrower is an unaffiliated realtor) and have not been able to get a hold of the borrower. Wanted to try email, just to get the dial...
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How many of you track your net worth as RE investors. If so, please share with the BP community your approach and what you include under assets and liabilities.
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I'm just curious as to how other people define 'overleveraged'? How much leverage is too much? I would be afraid to have a balloon loan or a one year arm. I would be afraid to use hard money. But I do have a 20 year a...
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So my standard rei strategy is buy and hold rentals. That works for me a my goals for a number of reasons. One reason is that it fits well with my also having a full-time W2 career.
In my W2 world, I am in the pro...
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Hello RE geniuses,Story below, but here's the main question: If we were to go through with it, what is the best strategy for a medium-income family to purchase an expensive short-term vacation rental?Here are the deta...
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From what I have seen it seems that velocity Banking is quite controversial.
I understand from a savings aspect that it won't be much of a difference to use a LOC compared to an extra mortgage payment, but is there ...
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As the title says, I am struggling to get a HELOC right now. I have 3 properties, all cash flowing really well (yes, I am including vacancy, repairs, and funding a CAPEX account). However, as a result, of my tax forms...
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Hello! I’m a fairly new BP member and have been looking to diversify my investments and get into buying and holding single families and multi-families for quite some time. I’ve been attending my local REIAs, reading ...
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My wife and I are at an intersection in life and would would be super grateful to hear your feedback on how you might tackle our unknowns regarding a re-start into real estate investing. We have over 16 years of prope...
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Hello bigger pockets community! My name is Maddie and my husband is Patrick. We are from the western slope in Colorado. I am currently a homemaker but help manage my dads rental property and have worked for a property...