Lien Vuong
New Increased FHA Mortgage Limits (Boston, MA)
Congratulations on all first time home buyers and 'house-hackers' on BiggerPockets!
If you haven't received the news yet, FHA has increased their loan limits for owner occupied buyers for their homes. In my experien...
Tyler Veres
Forcing Equity/Increased Value by affecting NOI (bottom line)
Good day all,I am looking at putting together a list of ways that people have gone about forcing equity/value in their properties. To start the ball rolling, I like adding a unit/income stream where there wasn't one ...
Ray Picazo
Long Term Lease Question
Hello,First I would like to say I am new to Bigger Pockets and this is my first post. I have been reading and learning here for a bit and for that I say thank you to all.I live in California and purchased my first si...
Victor Williams Jr.
Texas Property Tax Protest
Good Morning BiggerPockets family!Quick question:I own a property in the Valley Ranch area of Irving, Texas. At least once a year I get a letter in the mail about considering protesting the property tax amount that's...
Richard Mcatee
Newbie in Fort Lauderdale area
Hello everyone my name is Ricky and I’m in the process of buying my first investment property as a house hack. I’m looking to use my VA loan benefits. I travel for a living so I’m not home much maybe 6 nights a month....
Melissa Harris
BUY AN INVESTMENT PROPERTY OR PAY MY 20K IN TAXES?
Hey BP family! I am really needing some advice on this and I hope that I can explain it well enough for you to be able to answer my question.So my situation is that I am self-employed (Realtor) and the last 2 years I ...
Matthew Albritton
Property Taxes on Rental Property
Hi Everyone,
I live in Fl and take advantage of the homestead tax exemption on my current house. I am starting to acquire real estate. I have 50 acres of timber land and only pay $150 a year by taking advantage of t...
Andrew Lackey
Non-recourse loans alternatives
Hello! I'm new to the investing world, and was wondering about different ways to cover yourself if things go wrong - specifically, if you can't find a tenant, and are unable to pay the loan on a property you haven'...
John H.
Refinancing Rental Condo - Start an LLC?
Hello BP Community,I'm new to BP and am a fledgling real estate investor. Here's my situation: I've been the owner of a condo in the Chicago suburbs since 2007. Originally purchased as a primary residence, however y...
Chris M.
Owner occupied mortgage advice
The wife and I are expecting a new addition to our family next year and we're already out of room in our current townhouse. I haven't had to purchase a primary residence in quite a while. The current house was bought ...