Jenny Gardner
Refi student loan at a *higher* interest rate to free up cash?
Hi BP community - I am looking to save for a downpayment for an investment property (my first after purchasing my home) however I have heavy student debt ($175K+) at a 4% interest rate. In order to improve my financin...
Daniel Soovajian
Financing question - purchase properties with or without wife?
Hello,My wife and I recently started our real estate investment journey, purchasing our first buy and hold investment property a few weeks ago. My credit was a fair amount better than hers so I ended up purchasing our...
Gabe Zader
Closed on first Duplex!
Hello BP family, Today my wife and I closed on our first Duplex. I have experience in mobile homes and lots, but this is our first stick-built multifamily. We found this deal from a motivated seller online who w...
AJ Wong
Inventory on the Oregon Coast and Vacation Rentals for sale remains extremely low
With the turn of the new year and mortgage rates improving buyer activity on the OR & CA coasts, particularly for short term vacation rental eligible homes, is accelerating.The Oregon Coast is an extremely small m...
Jannelle Nevels
Buying Owner Occupied & Qualifying for More Investment Properties
Would love advice on best strategy.Husband and I bought our first home 13 years ago. It's a two family home. We live upstairs and have always rented out the first floor. We just purchased an investment home, also a 2 ...
Steve Sapowsky
Commercial loan with bad credit
Will a bank lend to someone with low credit for a duplex that cash flows? I can come up with the 20% down but that means not paying down my debt and therefore continuing to have credit in the low 600s. Any creative su...
Adam Gerig
Portfolio Loan suggestions from those who have done it before
Want to get some insight from some people who have done it before. I currently own an estimated worth of about $710k worth of homes and duplexes(according to me) and owe around $188k between mortgages and land contra...
Phil Ferranto
Does shaky oil market affect boom towns (ie Bakken shale)
Hi everybody,I like to see how macro trends affect investment opportunities. With an overall jittery stock market and energy prices at historic lows and continuing to fall further; how do you see that ultimately affec...
Joshua Dorkin
Mobile-Friendly BiggerPockets User Profiles are Now Live
Last week we announced the launch of our mobile-friendly forums. Today, I'm happy to announce that member profiles are now mobile-friendly as well!Regardless of whether you're using iOS, Android or Windows (there are...
Donnell Jackson
Coming to Buffalo, NY
Hello BiggerPockets,
I want to get started investing in Buffalo, NY and I want to know if anybody on here works in the area and is willing to chat with me so I can get some insight on the conditions of the market in ...