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Can any lenders who do conventional lending tell me how wide a snapshot you’d take of my debt obligations when calculating DTI? Like, does the short-term debt service I have now really hamper my borrowing capability f...

I just graduated flight school and I have a school loan because of it. The payments for the loan are deferred for 2 years, but still accrue interest (interest rate is 7.2% and balance is ~$60k). I intend to buy my fir...

Had a discussion with other investors today about 1031 and thought I run it here for opinions. John is an investor in my group.4 years ago, John did a 1031 exchange from a SFR into a MF and took on $1MM debt on a $1.5...

Funny...

http://www.minyanville.com/articles/greenspan-equity-risk-mortgages-credit-mgm/index/a/18365/from/yahoo

Aging Greenspan Losing Ability to Obfuscate Financial Issues

Alan Greenspan, writing in today's Finan...

Hi, Want to check if it is OK to use 1031 exchange on the proceeds from selling a rental property (held for 4 years) to fund expansion and remodelling of current primary residence. Please advise. 

What actions would you take?
Greetings everyone, I am a newcomer to the Bigger Pockets forums, although I have been following various BP YouTube videos for a while now, gradually gaining insights into real estate inv...

Hello BP. Are there any investors currently investing in multi-family units in San Diego or Orange County? I'm looking for anyone is willing to sit down for coffee or lunch (on my behalf of course) and pick your brain...

Hey everyone,The main issue I've been having with expanding my real estate portfolio is obtaining additional financing. I see people posting all kinds of strategies just assuming that one can easily obtain financing (...

Hi,

My husband and I are looking to get pre-approved for our first home very soon (this weekend). Our only debts are his student loans. Our combined assets outweigh his total debt (not sure if this matters).

My hu...