Colton Hamilton
Any experience in using a Margin Account?
I’m fairly new to the real estate game and I am looking for creative ways to finance deals. I have my father-in-law and his wife interested in investing. They are the people who have a lot of investment worth but not ...
Gabriel Mortensen
“Gifted” Property in Seattle
New to real estate investing through unexpected scenario. Looking for guidance on how I should approach this from my specific situation. Here is the current situation.
1. Father in law has a home in Seattle worth...
Victoria Britton
Advice on buying parents house
Hello,We are new here and happy to be part of the community! My husband's parents (55+) are moving to another city (Temecula, CA) and are selling their home in Riverside, CA, valued at $915K. We love this house and wa...
Uriah D.
Rent by the room much?
We are about to launch a 5 bedroom 2 bath house in raleigh just south of downtown on the other side of 440 near the farmers market. Our plan is to rent by the room with 5 individual leases for each room. Looking for s...
Elizabeth Colegrove
Home Path for Investors
Has anyone used Home Path as an investor to finance properties number 5 and above?
I thought a few people had mention that they used it for mortgages number 5 and above. Unfortunately my mortgage broker says...
Christian Carson
Gut rehab the bathrooms
This is a duplex (3/3 up-down) on a very desirable street. Grad students will pay top dollar for units in these areas. I think I can boost rents by $500 with nice kitchens / baths.Link to current layout: http://imgur....
Account Closed
Using VA Loan to House hack New Const. with Negative CF
I'm looking for thoughts on a house hacking idea with new construction. Situation: My partner and I both qualify for VA Loans and both have 6-figure jobs. We are moving to the Las Vegas area and want to start in real ...
Loc R.
Clarification of Self-Directed IRAs/401(k)s
There's a lot of vague information out there...I'd like to post this in an attempt to generate some answers that everyone can ultimately reference.
(Assuming you're under 50 years of age)
Roth IRA
Income (AGI) limit...
Katelyn Montrony
Bank Owned Properties
I am in the Long Island, NY area and there are tons of boarded up homes, When I look into who owns them I am finding it's the bank and then ROAD BLOCK! I am not sure where to go next. No one at the bank will talk to ...
Joshua Dorkin
Just Launched: The BiggerPockets Hard Money Lenders Directory
Due to popular demand, we just launched the BiggerPockets Hard Money Lenders Directory!
This directory is intended to both help our users find the best hard money lender for their needs and to help lenders promote th...