Calvin Thomas
Help me understand mortgages for investment properties
Here we go. Initially, I was a web guy and I founded a few large web sites, which I sold a few years ago. I still have a few, but the large ones I sold off. I picked up a house, a car and the rest were in Vanguard ...
Anthony R.
Do you rent to Lawyers?
So let me preface this with, I go waaaaaaay out of my way to provide the best life and apartments I can for my tenants. I would argue that any property owner, regardless how big or small they are, could compete with ...
Zoie Holley
What do you think stops people from starting?
So I’m 20 in college and going into my final two semesters of college and I’m reading my first real estate book and I wanted to do the housing hacking route in West Virginia (that’s where I go to school and what’s the...
Kendra L Lee
Advice on Buying in Englewood Chicago
My name is Kendra and I am interested in buying a property in West Englewood neighborhood in Chicago IL. I am located in Dallas, TX. The property is affordable and I can fix it up to add equity and increase revenue....
Justin Green
Creative Financing
Question for the BP forum? What do you do when you are tapped out of liquid cast to jump on a deal? This is for general knowledge and also evaluating my situation question. Say you have a seller that wants out complet...
Rich Weese
I thought foreclosure problem was over!! Maybe not
http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_14649910?source=rss
I realize this article is from a Utah paper and has a Utah slant, BUT read through the article. Actual # of homes in foreclosure jeopardy is expected to go from 2...
Giedrius C.
Passive investor in flipping and self employment tax
I will be a passive investor who will finance the flip and my partner will do all the work and we will split profits according to our agreement.My preferable way would be to buy it in the name of the LLC I own 100%, m...
Phillip Faries
A Path to choose
Hi All, I’m new to the whole real estate game (down town Chicago). I found out that my rent was the same as a mortgage, so last year I made the switch. I purchased a fixer upper, moved in, and did the work myself. Now...
Paul Son
Hey all!! New to BP and wanted to say Hi!
1. Newbie currently residing in Washington D.C. but looking for out of state rental properties to buy and hold. I recently got really sucked into REI and am just learning everything I can get my eyes on. 2. My name is...
Kent Wolfhart
Investing in Rentals in Wisconsin for Cash-Flow
Hello. I have been a long-time lurker here on BiggerPockets, and have learned quite a bit by reading forum posts and blog articles. A bit about my background: I am in my late thirties, work as a software engineer for ...