I bought a STR last year through a bank using the traditional 20% down method with a 20 year commercial loan. I am buying a single family rental this year and looking for financing and I'm fine with paying 20% down bu...

I'm looking to do my first (hopefully of many) long term single-family home rental deal. Right now I'm planning to do a HELOC and wondering if it is the best way to go. How can I explore legitimate Private Money to he...

Apologies if this has been asked before. Just starting to research all the different avenues of RE investing and am leaning towards either Buy&Hold or flipping. I work full time as a Civil Engineer (50-55 hour wor...

Hope everyone is looking forward to the long independence day weekend! While discussing my options on another thread, i was introduced to the idea of some non-traditional lending which i had no idea about earlier. To ...

I already own a home with almost over $300K in equity. I would rather not sell it, but keep it and rent it out. The house is under both my name and my husband's.With the above scenario, is it possible to purchase a du...

Any referrals for insurance agencies that cover multiple states and can write a policy on second home/vacation rentals? Has anyone been able to do this without your primary home being through the same provider? Those ...

Hello all,  I am in the process of refinancing my primary residence to use the equity for an investment property and I was wondering what is the typical equity required, on your primary residence, to be able and secur...

Hi! I'm relatively new to BiggerPockets but have a friend who has talked a lot about the valuable content on here. Something that I've recently started considering is buying my first home (next 1-2 years). I'm plannin...

Hi all,Can anyone provide some advice on obtaining a mortgage for a non warrantable condo that I would use as a primary residence?  Maybe a lead on a potential private lender, or portfolio lender?I have spoken with a ...

I've been working off and on since I was 18, finally got a stable job but only been here for 8 months. Should I go with a traditional loan or try and find a hard money lender? What are other option? I've been interest...