Jay S.
Down Payment using Hard/Private money
I would like to hear about some of your creative ways of structuring the down payment for a property using hard and/or private money for a MF property when you had little or no money. While either using the bank to fu...
Jason Porto
Reserve Fund Contributions
I've been house hacking my place (I rent out a 3-bed 2-bath residence and live in a small in-law unit in the back) for just about 3 years and have been setting aside money each month for my reserve fund. I'm getting t...
Bob E.
How do YOU define Risk?
Thought I would start a thread to see how different people define risk and take it into consideration.When I was in Grad School one of the finance advisors, who also manage money for other people, defined risk as "The...
Ogechi Ukaegbu
$100,000 hard cash to invest in my first home.
My fiancé and I are looking to begin our journey to financial independence in MD. We saved up close to 100k and don’t want to make any dumb moves. We think house hacking in a multi family would be the way to start out...
Isaac Yoshioka
22 y/o aspiring to start Buy & Hold REI
Hey everybody!
I'm 22 and have been very interested in starting REI specifically Buy & Hold real estate. I have been studying for several months and have saved up around $20k for investment purposes. As I still ...
Mike Shaw
A couple difficult questions
Hey guys, I wanted to ask a couple difficult questions that have been stuck on my mind. Apologies if these have been answered somewhere already (they probably have)1. Say I own a house outright, and then use that equi...
Joel Miller
Buying in Columbus, Ohio
I'm new to Bigger Pockets and am looking to buy one, or possibly two, investment properties this summer in Columbus, Ohio where I live. We'll likely have $80k-ish cash to work with after the sale of a property where ...
Jack Hritsko
Ready to get started
I finally got my parents on deck to support my real estate journey rather then the traditional college route. I am ready to leave the educational phase, even though it is really comfortable, and want to put my first d...
Luis Y.
First Property mistake and lessons learned
Investment Info:
Townhouse buy & hold investment in Mililani.
Purchase price: $395,000
My very first purchase... made a lot of mistakes. Started Househacking with the property and after about a year ...
Stacy E.
Basement Ceiling
Hi Everyone,A little about the property-- I recently purchased a house in Alaska and am renovating the basement while living in the top level. I'd like to eventually rent out the basement. It's zoned for multi-famil...