Hey Guys,
First time posting here but have listened to 50+ Bigger Pockets Real Estate Podcasts and have fallen in love with the idea of real estate. My wife and I (26 years old) have lived in apartments renting for ...
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Hi Santa Cruz Bigger Pockets family. A conversation about Santa Cruz Real Estate is infrequent on here! I'd like to change that. Maybe we restart a (virtual) meetup. The numbers don't always make sense here but there ...
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Hello all,Looking for a creative way to finance a new construction of a primary residence. We plan on living in the home but also building an attached mother in law suite and a detached garage both of which we would r...
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So...I recently bought a property planning on using the BRRRR strategy. I used a private lender because this property was a "3 Season" cottage on a lake and didn't have heat or insulation, and therefore wouldn't quali...
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Hi everyone!!so excited to be here . I am new to bigger pockets and real estate investing. I am from markham ,canada my current situation is I have a rental property with a cash flow of 300, current mortgage of 130,0...
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This is a question about a primary residence. Is there a lender that would give us a mortgage in this situation: My husband and I would like to move to Frisco, TX and buy a home. The catch is that we would like to mov...
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I have an owner occupied townhome in my name that has about 40% equity in it. I am planning on moving out and adding it to my rental portfolio.
However, I need that cash I have in the house. One solution that comes ...
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I have a W2 job as an engineer, have been paying cash for all of my current investment properties and rehabs. I was able to deduct all of my W2 and rental income for tax purposes through real estate- Thanks to learnin...
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Great article about new restrictions when selling a property and providing financing to the end buyer. These restrictions go into effect under Dodd-Frank on January 10. These are federal restrictions, not limite...
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How is getting a mortgage loan for your own home different from getting a mortgage loan for a single family rental home? I do not have a mortgage in my name; our home is in my husbands name. Thanks :)