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Hi,
I am a first time investor. I make roughly 65k a year and have been saving for 2 years with about 20k to my name and am tired of living mediocre and want to invest into rental properties but am a...
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I've found a local bank who will re-fi a property after 6 months seasoning. Its a portfolio lender offering 30 year amort with fixed rate or 6.25 (first one I have found offering a 30 year fixed). The rate is a bit ...
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Hey all,I am considering on selling my condo next year. At the time I sell it, I will have lived there 1 out of the last 5 years and renting out since moving out.One of my CPAs said I can still be exempt up to $125k ...
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Hello everyone,My name is Andrew Sampino, I'm a fresh out of college 22 year old Engineer looking to get into rental property investing. I discovered the BiggerPockets podcast a couple weeks ago and have been hooked e...
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Hey glad to be here. My name is Alex. I am 28. I had no interest in finances until about a year ago. I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad and it changed how I looked at things. I never made more than about $13 or $14 an hour. Du...
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Hello BP members, my name is Oscar. This is my formal introduction to the BiggerPockets community.
I am a young and hard working 26 year old driven to grow personally and professionally. I am married with three beau...
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Lender is telling me we can get .5% rate reduction if we go with 25% down. This is a buy and hold long term investment (Joe Asamoah style) if everything breaks right. I'm unsure if it's more valuable to keep more of m...
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Hi All- I have a few buy-and-hold properties in Baltimore, MD (purchased the "slow" way, by putting 15-25% down). For my next property, I'd like to try the BRRRR strategy, however I am hung up on the refinance step. T...
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Any recommendations/experiences regarding business accounts for small scale real estate investing in Los Angeles area? I do expect some or most of rent income in Cash.Appreciate your insight and help