Stacy Walker
Just starting out, opinions on first property being out of state
Hey everyone,I have a goal of owning my first rental property within the next 6 months. I’m only looking to put 20k down (less would be even better). I grew up in SC and I’m very familiar with the Mt Pleasant, North...
Tony Marcelle
Would house hacking work with this?
Will it work with lease options as opposed to just renting it out to regular tenants? I am learning of this house hacking thing I am hearing about. House hacking sounds good and all, but how to handle problems like va...
Andy Scott
Purchasing first place after college
Looking for advice.
I recently finished school (I am 25 years old) and I started working my first full time job earlier this summer. I landed a pretty good job making around 75k a year.
I’m still kicking it with m...
Andrew Berg
New member to the forums; researching whether REI is right for me (SF Bay Area)
Hello all,Wow, what a community you all have built here! I became introduced by listening to the podcast, and then finally peeked in at the forums. I was totally blown away by the comraderie and friendliness of this b...
Brandon Achaibar
Buying my first investment property
I am starting out from scratch. No financial assistance. Nobody around me is even interested in real estate besides my girlfriend which we both study religiously (reading and podcasts) but I know that’s where both our...
Jordan Roberts
Advice on owning a house while acquiring rentals
Hey everyone, so I have a question that I can't exactly come up with a good reason to go with either option. My wife and I keep going back and forth on the topic and I thought I'd ask you guys for some outside opinion...
Jeremy Goldizen
Obsessed Newbie from Cleveland, OH
Hey BP community! Jeremy Goldizen here from Cleveland, OH (living 45 minutes west of Cle) 3 years ago just like probably 99% of investors, Rich Dad Poor Dad was given to me by my best friend of 14 years. After readin...
Lance Stahl
Cash out refi on rental property
I live in Pennsylvania and am looking to refi n cash out a couple of my rental properties. I have a private lender that I owe for 2 properties as well. I wanna do this based off of my cash flow and equity since I am n...
Jared Fisher
Reserves during a recesssion
I'm looking to invest in my first rental property this year and was wondering how many months of reserves should I have saved up considering we are in a recession? I want to make sure I have a cushion in place, but I ...
Benjamin Olson
Does anyone have any insight on using student loans to invest?
I recently spoke to one of my professors who had mention that he used student loans to purchase his first real estate property. I asked if he thought that it was a good decision to do that. He replied that he thought ...