John Semioli
Using Equity in primary home to purchase STR investment?
My wife and I have a paid off home that will probably appraise in the range of $1.1M to $1.2M. Our Financial Freedom plan has us looking to purchase one STR investment home per year. (We purchase our first one last ...
Richard McRae
Long term investment yields
Mixed SignalsMany of you are aware of Starwood Capital Group’s $5.4B purchase of 23,262 multifamily units owned by Equity Residential. This comes on the heals of the additional purchase of some 67,800 units during th...
Modesta Lopez
Advice on next steps
Hello BP,I am currently in the process of closing on a 2 Unit. My husband and I are trying to decide what our next steps are. I was wondering what your advice would be? The 2 unit is under my name so we were possibly ...
Ian Reynolds
Real IRRs - Buy & Hold
I see no compelling evidence that buy and hold forever can produce real returns on capital north of what can be had in equities markets with very few exceptions. Please try to poke holes in my arguments below. Id love...
Jason L.
Local vs 2 hour drive for investment properties in Ohio and equity questions
Hi,
I'm debating between investing locally near Akron, OH and Columbus, OH. Columbus is about two hours from Akron. I have a good realtor locally in Akron (my brother). It seems like Columbus is doing better when it...
Trent Ellis
Creative ways to use equity without refinancing
I am interested in exploring creative ways to use the equity in my property without refinancing and loosing my low current interest rate. Last year I purchased my first investment property (duplex) in Los Angeles. Aft...
Rahsheen Slaughter
Rental Property Funding Question: HELOC to finance your investing
Hey, Bigger Pocket peeps, is it risky to use a HELOC to finance purchasing an investment property and refinancing to pay back the HELOC? Are there any CONS I should watch out for? I have a fair amount of equity in my ...
Justin Wo
Keep or Sell Condo Rental
I’m looking for some other’s perspective on whether I should keep or sell my condo rental.
I bought a one-bedroom condo at the peak of the market back in 2006 for $276K in northern VA (Loudoun County). I lived in it ...
Dan Wynn
It's time to step up opportunities when it comes to investment
Real estate is a popular investment. It can never lose money buying real estate. The value of the properties rises quickly. The good thing about real estate investing is how much you gain from it in the long run.
Michael Vazza
Factors Effecting Existing Home Sales
The market potential for existing-home sales in June was estimated to be 5.47 million at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR), down 2.5 percent compared to last month, and 13.1 percent lower than one year ago,...