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Hi allI’m what you’d define as a newbie whose looking to make his first purchase very soon. A key financial goal is to have positive cash flow. Do you recommend to go with a 15 or 30 year loan when running the number...
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In your personal / professional experience, what value is added to a single family residence where the furnace & A/C unit is completely replaced. For example, if a mid 90's home is listed for sale with original fu...
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Hello all, I'm looking to make my first rental investment in south florida area when I relocate there in several months, preferably between West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale. The housing market is extremely inflate...
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I am a long time investor of residential single and multi-family housing, primarily buy and holds.I've played around with creating a spreadsheet to project income over varied periods of time as well as plot out when e...
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Looking for advice. My wife and I are in the position to purchase a investment property. My question is, should we buy high in a market like mine (Bend Or.) where we can get higher rent and gain good equity or buy in ...
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Hello everyone - longtime browser, first time poster. I am in the process of purchasing my 3rd investment property. I currently own two single-family condos, one in DuPage County and one in Cook. For my 3rd property (...
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Hello all, I will get an answer on this tomorrow from my lender but this community never surprises me when it comes to being helpful with questions so thought I'd try getting a little more immediate clarity. I'm in t...
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Just wanted to let everyone know, if you live in Virginia there is a tremendous new loan product for first time buyers (for a primary residence). It's a 3% down conventional loan with no mortgage insurance. For a limi...
I have noticed an area where the houses are manufactured but the lots are 5000-6000 sq ft, the same size as typical lot in the Denver suburb. These lots are owned by the homeowners. So what category would these fit in...
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Hi BiggerPockets community!
I’ve been self-managing a single-family rental (SFR) for a while now, and I’m interested in taking my property management skills to the next level. I’m considering formal training or certi...