Juan Cordero
House hacking a duplex in Austin
Hi,I've been considering and am actively looking for a duplex where I can live on one side and rent the other. The Austin market seems to be continually growing and house prices keep gowing up. For this reason I think...
Joseph Medina
The 4-Horseman of the Economic Apocalypse: Affordability
Hello All, The first horseman, a conqueror with a bow and crown, rides a white horse...
The title is more or less to grab your attention; however, if left unattended it could be the end. This is going to be a 4 part...
Juel Nicholson
What can a 17 year old do in real estate before 18?
Im a 17 year old girl and I plan on getting into real estate. I have (what I believe to be) a pretty strong plan from getting my real estate license to house hacking to eventually full on land lording and retiring bef...
Brandon S.
No Cash Flow Properties in my Market (CA - OC/LA)
Hi all,
I just met with my RE agent and surprise, surprise, based on the pre-approval that I got from our broker, I could not find any properties that I could positive cash flow with unless I put more than 20...
Jon McCarron
Out of State rentals: Austin, TX
Hello All,Recently, 2 old college roommates of mine moved to Austin, Texas. I told them that I can't wait to make a visit down there (I am currently in Massachusetts) to see them, and check out the city. But giving it...
Mark Sewell
Rent rising a faster rate than wages: some data
Interesting data here on renters' wages vs. the cost of renting here in Texas.https://www.tsahc.org/blog/post/latest-out-of-reac...http://nlihc.org/oor/texas
David K.
Multifamily Fixed Rate Financing for 25 to 30 Years in CA?
Our company owns and manages two multifamily properties: 84 units (28 triplex buildings) in one location and 27 units (9 triplex buildings) in another, all in Northern California area, in secondary markets (not San ...
James Freeman
Keeping existing house we been living in 20 years and buying new
What would be the best way to keep our existing house with good equity and finance a new house? 401K loan? Equity from current house? How much should we pull out if we refinance our 1st mortgage? We have never owned n...
Jessica Marin
Water Damaged Bank Owned Large Brick Chicago Home
Hello, My name is Jess and I am a newer member of BiggerPockets.I am an airline pilot has decided to expand income streams recently. Over the past 2 months I've read some books and been evaluating properties in market...
Magesh R.
Buying from a wholesaler with an almost 100% assignment fee
The wholesaler is charging ~40k as assignment fee for the property. This is almost 100% of the contracted sales price(40k). The property is worth more like 120k and with some rehab (25k) can go up to 145k so it still ...