Ryan Bono
Home Inspection Help from a Home Inspector
Hello!I want to write a forum post helping new investors. I feel the BP lacks the education on the home inspection process and as a home inspector, I want to help. I put in offers and got home inspections prior to bei...
Fletcher Sergile
Getting started (true noob)
Hey bigger pockets I have to start by saying how happy I am to finally decide to take steps into financial independence for the past three years I wanted to get into the housing market you know typical buy and rent bu...
Anthony Parr
Rental Perks and Discounts
Do any of you do any types of perks for folks that pay on time? Recently, I saw a video of someone that gives a tenant a month off, of their choice, for a year's worth of on-time payments. It seems like a nice gestu...
Neil Patel
Raising funds for a Investment Property Downpayment
I am currently 22 and I have a triplex in Elizabeth NJ that I purchased with an FHA loan. Im looking to acquire a another 3 family in Elizabeth but am encountering problems using private money to fund the down payment...
Sherrie Wright
How should I approach a potential private lender?
Good evening, all and Happy Holidays! After running into a couple of hurdles in acquiring a loan for a multiunit building (I have an FHA loan and will need 20% down and 6 mos reserves to qualify for a conventional), I...
Brian Koralewski
Out of state Investing
Hi All,I am from NYC/Long Island area. My parents currently own a co-op in Queens which I would like to sell, for around 200,000+ (based on previous sales). They want to sell this co-op to me. I have other ideas ho...
Tim Shin
Want to house-hack a 3/4-plex within 2 years but also want to be able to enter other cash-flow deals with conventional mortgages, can I?
Hi All,I've been listening to @Brandon Turner and @Joshua Dorkin on the BP podcast a lot lately and I keep getting crazy excited about house-hacking a MFR 3 or 4-plex to live rent free and cashflow on a property. Eve...
Leslie B.
Newbie - Urban Transportation Planner - Bay Area & Stockton, CA
Hello! I am interested in owning rental properties in the Bay Area and Stockton areas of California. I live in San Francisco and have a goal of owning my own home (SFH or multifamily) in San Francisco, Oakland, or nea...
Elizabeth Garcia
New Member from Cali
Hello Bigger Pockets family!I am a new investor looking to build long lasting wealth for my future! I graduated from California State University, Fullerton about a year and a half ago and am currently working as a Sal...
Michael Plaks
DEBUNKED: EOY tax planning "tips and loopholes"
Yes, this is an angry kind of post. I don't have much patience or sympathy towards the annual flood of "Terrific End-of-Year Tips to Cut Your Taxes" webinars, podcasts, articles and whatnot. You want a sample of this ...