Sean Tracey
Anyone else primarily in stock index funds and 20% or less in RE?
Hi all,A little background - (skip to the tldr at the bottom if you get bored) I'm mainly a buy and hold index fund investor. While I'm certainly no finance major, everything I've read about investing has led me to ke...
Sammy Lyon
From teacher to 10 units in 10 months!
I’m so excited because I just closed on my 10th out of state unit today! I did my first deal ever exactly 10 months ago, thanks to the Bigger Pockets podcast, a lot of library books and a lot of good people. Before th...
Dave Meyer
What Do You Think Of This Market? Investor Sentiment Survey.
Hey All, As we announced in a recent episode of On The Market we're conducting some market research to see how real estate investors feel about the current housing market. We're going to roll up the answers and discus...
Justin Reyes
Would you liquidate your 401k to purchase your first property?
Hello my name is Justin Reyes and I’m 30 years old. I been working for a company for only 3 years and have about $30k vested in my 401k. I want to take it out and buy my first property to possibly hack or 1031 exchang...
Account Closed
My First Deal - $4.4 MILLION AND SELLER FINANCING
Where do I begin???Last year I joined Bigger Pockets and started my journey as a real estate investor. I had no experience in real estate other than my personal house. I had a very successful career. Then my son wa...
Elijah Wichers
Is using PMI good for real-estate investors to lower down payment
Hello, I have been researching loans and financing options and discovered that many lenders will let borrowers put a lot less than 20% down on a property, given that they get PMI. Now, this sounds great for investor...
Sam Cherry
Landlords don't need the SBA for the crisis they need Section 8
Someone needs to call the White House and each Governors Office and stop this SBA insanity.
Landlords don't need "Loans" they need payment vouchers.
Housing and Urban Development is the correct way to manage the r...
Blake Ramsey
1% equity for 50/50 management?
To set the stage, my business partner and I sinvested 50/50 on 3 single family homes in Colorado Springs this year at the age of 25 (average purchase price of 230k-240k). He has recently purchased 2 more homes on his ...
Matt Fisher
Checkbook Control 401k--Ways to use for RE?
My wife and I are beginning to pool funds to begin a real estate investing venture. I have a 401k from a former employer that I would like to leverage to our new business. I have been researching "Checkbook Control"...
Jason Tran
Another College Dropout?
Hello BiggerPockets forum! It has come to my attention that the topic of "college dropouts" has sprouted a seed of slight interest in a few discussions. Though having only joined BiggerPockets very recently, I couldn'...