Hey Guys. Long time lurker, first time poster. This is defiantly going to vary from person to person, but when did you all feel it was the right time to pursue real estate investing full time, and leave your salaried ...
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I’m graduating from college this upcoming May. I’ve went to school because this is what we were “taught” to do. I’ve took many things I’ve learned from school but school is not for me. I want to invest in Real estate ...
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Hi all,In my recent HML shopping, only one is willing to lend to an Individual while the others require an Entity. As this is my first BRRRR, I'd like to cash-out refi with a conventional Fannie/Freddie lender after s...
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After reading the article, "How to invest in real estate with no money" I started on a search for jobs to get my foot in the door per say. The article suggests that a good first step to start out in investing is to w...
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I’m in San Diego. My goal with purchasing a property is to reduce my rent to 2k or less/month while starting my real estate portfolio. I plan to hold the property indefinitely and to eventually refinance it for a dow...
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So, I have a duplex that has about $150,000 in equity and I am starting to think about purchasing my next investment property. Ideally I'd take $20-$30k out with a HELOC to fund my next downpayment. I hear that gettin...
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Dear BP members:
I really need to hear some advice.
Long story short:
-we are full time high income earners with W2 (also pursuing a start-up in biotech on the side) moved from Bay Area to SD (Cali)
-invested in ...
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So I have the opportunity to purchase my first house as a Rent to Own. THe plan is to live in it for 3 years or more, making the minor repairs as needed. Then make the purchase. I tried using the BiggerPockets b...
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Hello! A bit about me:My wife and I bought our first house a few months ago in Long Beach area (CA) with 5% down. It already has a JADU (attached studio) that rents for $1350 for 350 sq ft with private washer/dryer an...