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Bienes Raices Child support as a form of income?
1 January 2013 | 10 replies

I just met with a woman at the rental. Her source of income was SSI + child support. As it turns out, they did not meet my minimum income requirement (3X monthly rent), so they didn't apply.

I've dealt with SSI befo...

Louis M Cocce Jr Structuring a deal to help my son buy first home
17 February 2020 | 17 replies

HelloI am new to BP but have been reading much info here. I live in Massachusetts and in early 60’s close to retirement.One of my boys in his mid twenties is looking to buy a home but RE is very high priced. I am wond...

Austin V Nguyen Real estate investing while in college?
27 June 2020 | 17 replies

Hello I am 21 years old and am about to turn 22 in November. I will be transferring from a community college to the University of Houston later in the spring and have about $7,000 saved up and hope to have $10,000 or ...

Becca F. LLCs and possibly losing step up basis
11 February 2024 | 8 replies

I know this is the millionth post about LLCs. I've talked to two investors in California and they said if a property is in an LLC, your heirs (my kids) would lose the step up basis. For example: if I bought a house in...

Joshua Brewer Need advice on some great ways to get a down payment
10 October 2017 | 22 replies

We are interested in the idea of house hacking and getting a multi-family home but how would someone who doesn't have much of a savings account come up with say 40k-70k for a down payment on something like that?

Deneuve Brutus Getting a $19k investment single-family worth $140k to cash-flow
28 March 2019 | 13 replies

Good day everyone,I'm doing research and learning  as my as I can, I just found BP like 2 days ago, after a friend told me about wholesaling. I've given RE investing some serious thought, like 3 years worth. I'm a Tec...

Ory Kelley FHA Financing/House Hacking
21 May 2017 | 9 replies

Hey guys,I'm a novice investor in cincinnati and just purchased my first duplex.  I bought it under a FHA style mortgage.  I would rather just rent both sides and not move in as to improve my cash flow.  Also my lende...

Andrew Garcia NJ counties with the great growth
5 October 2024 | 20 replies

In New Jersey, if you are a first-time investor, which counties have the greatest job growth? I figure, if you invest where the jobs are it will be a good place to start looking for a multi-unit property.

Geoffrey English Series LLC Question
6 January 2024 | 0 replies

I am making offers on properties inside an Alabama Series LLC - I was told the properties need to be purchased in the name of the parent LLC with a parenthetical notation stating, “This property is to be held indepen...

Alan Brymer Why My Heirs Don't Deserve a Dime
16 May 2008 | 10 replies

I'd like t get everyone's thoughts on handing over one’s wealth to their children and grandchildren after passing away. The practice has infuriated me for as long as I can remember—mostly because:

1) I am not o...