Steven Westlake
Section 179 electric vehicles choices
I’m trying to get my head around electric vehicle choices and if the math now makes sense with $5 gal gas, or $7 diesel. I’m only looking at if the math can make sense, not environmental issues. So I currently have a...
Jane Jones
Renting through property management companies
Right now I'm looking for another rental since I learned last week or so that the one I'm currently living in is selling. I found a place that I'm interested in. I went to look at it but it's a little more than I wa...
Carlos Garcia
ADVICE: buying a car 3-6 months before buying a property
Hello everyone!Looking for everyones great advice on here before pulling the trigger. I have a unique situation in which I leased a car (2017 Jeep Wrangler) I love it and I am looking to buy it before the lease ends, ...
Nadir M.
Is rent too high for my listing?
I currently have a property that I had listed for rent for $1550. I haven’t had much luck within a couple days, as I’m used to with my other listings, so reduced it to $1495. It’s been at $1495 for about a week now. I...
Uju Anyanwu
Prospective renter has class C misdemeanor
A couple filled out application for renting my property. Their credits are bad 500+. I was gonna overlook the credit and rent the house to them since most applicants have low credits. I have called their past 2 landlo...
Lynelle Livesay
What Should I Prioritize?
Hi all. My husband and I are newbies, and we need some help prioritizing goals according to where we’re at in our REI journey. We want to buy and hold.Quick version:-We currently have one property in Denver we rent ou...
Alex Barnett
Newbie Financing Question!?
Hello all,I am interesting in buying my very first investment property with an FHA loan. I am hoping to buy an owner occupied duplex...If I was approved for $140,000 on a single family home by my mortgage person, woul...
Michael W. McCord
completed my first deal - high end SFR of all things!
Hey BP community,Proud to say I'm no longer a noob. After countless BP podcasts and browsing forums for a few years now, I finally took the plunge and bought my first property! This is intended to be a long term buy a...
Gregory Lamarre
House Hacking
I live in sunny (and expensive) Miami, Florida. I have a relatively well paying and steady job, and a credit score on the better side of 760. I've owned a comfy 2 bedroom condo for the last six years but I've been toy...
John Smith
Down (3.5% v. 10%) PMI, Liquidity, Gains, Taxes, Projections
Have been reading forums & listening to podcast for over a year. Focused on cash flow & so on multi-families in part because of Bigger Pockets. Bought our 1st property last spring ($94,000 3-unit, using conven...