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Hi all,I have just begun to try and stick with the 3x rent salary. Do you ever stray? I have a nice single mom applicant, works 30-35 hours/week at $17 hour, gets $400 month in child support and still isn’t close to 3...
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I'm looking at doing a conventional loan on a property that I'll rent to my sister and mom. On the down payment of 20% where can this come from?
I was thinking about using a 0% check with my credit card for the $10...
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I have a number of rental units where I use the MLS rental lease. I use this so I make sure I meet the state requirements. I do not have a list of guidelines and/or rules that the tenant signs other then what is in ...
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I experienced a very hostile environment for investors in western pa therefore I would advise everybody who thinks about investing there to think twice or even three times before making a decision on investing in this...
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Hello BiggerPockets,My name is Jason and I am brand new here to BiggerPockets. A Bay Area native, I just graduated from UC Berkeley and am looking to buy my first investment property in the Sacramento area. I am looki...
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Hello BP,I have been wanting to ask this questions for about a year now, and have finally built up the guts to get some help on this topic. Hoping the BP communicate can provide the insight and guidance I have been ye...
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Hi Bigger Pockets, I am getting ready to pull the trigger on my first property. I am interested in starting with a owner occupied multi-family property (2 to 5 units) in the south suburbs of Milwaukee WI. This propert...
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PROTECTING ASSETS FROM OTHER ASSETS FAILURE(I meant to change the post topic but it won't allow me too)I've had a crazy awesome year, and I am looking to do a better job with protecting my assets. Last year I bought 9...
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Hi, can anyone share their experience with purchasing a vacant facility or land for the purpose of building a facility? We are only in the planning stages, but seems a lot more complicated than just buying regular RE...