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I’m about to put in an offer on a beach property in Galveston and I have a few questions for the group and would love some feedback based on your experience.
1) What loan product should I look into? Is a DSCR loan ...
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Hi all - I've been using the standard Chicago Realtors Association lease for years and noticed they added a new section in 2023 to the bottom of the first page that now says you need to be a member of CAR or that the ...
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In a book I was reading, the author made a point to say that calling yourself the "landlord" or "owner" of a rental property in front of a tenant can lead to some rather unfortunate scenarios. Rather, letting the tena...
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Hello,
I am brand new to investing. My husband and I bought our first house when we were 22; using my parents as co-signers.
Now, we are 25 and we have rented our 4 bedroom house and moved back with his parents to sa...
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hi,
I'm hoping someone here can provide some insights...I'm reluctant to divulge this information to just any "advisor" whom I don't know well (for reasons which will become readily apparent), so I thought posting it...
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Are there investors there making suburbs work? I feel like when I am here on BP and listen to the BP podcast, as well as talk to other friend investors, they are all in well known popular cities, or very proximal subu...
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I have a one family house renting out the top living in the basement. My CPA says when I file I should not file showing the rental income because if I want to sell then I will not get the 250,000 tax free allowance. I...
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Good day BP Nations. I currently own a duplex I bought with cash back in May 2012. I'm currently looking forward to an arbitration settlement this September and thinking of purchasing some turnkey properties in the mi...
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Greetings BP Community! Question
Background-
I have recently completed a thorough renovation on a buy/hold property that I acquired Nov12. I have been searching to complete a cash-out refi and take out ...
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Hey Everyone -
I wanted to report in with some incredible news. January was our best month on BiggerPockets and we ended up just shy of a monster milestone: 500,000 unique visitors for the month.
That's right -- we...