Got to speak to an old acquaintance recently who I just found out is a real estate investor. He has a small portfolio of 5 SFH properties in the Boise, ID area where I live with mortgages on all of them. What surpri...

Hey all - wanted to see if anyone out there has used a DSCR loan for an STR. I have a few STR's all under conventional loans in my personal name (title is in LLC though), which is effecting my DTI/shows up on my credi...

Our tenants (who have rented from us for about 1 year and 5 months) are having to terminate the lease early due to job loss. The husband was the primary bread winner and lost his COO job. He says he found a new one ne...

Looking for thoughts on whether newbies should should be seeking to enter REI starting with multi-family/apartments?

I was at a meetup a few weeks ago and about 6-7 of us were sitting around a table talking about our investing experience.One of the gals was proud of the fact that she just got into her first deal. She was house hacki...

Hello everyone,

This is my first post, but my brother frequents this site so i'm around here from time to time. Anyways, I have been trying hard to secure my first loan, but I have been rejected by many of th...

Greetings all,I'm finding some good low cost, cash flowing properties in Ohio. Problem is, my usual lenders will not lend on these because their minimum loan is 100K.  Is there an option out there for conventional loa...

I don't know why, but this introduction post has eluded me.  I'm going to get it written tonight, or I can't go to bed!  ;-)Who am I?  I'm 55 years old and female.  I'm an engineer in the medical device field.  I was ...

Hey Guys,

Just wondering: are yellow letters your primary type of mailing? (This also includes being combined with postcards as alternating form). Or are you sending another kind of letter? Let's do a roll call. ...

Hello Bigger Pockets Community,I’ve posted on here before regarding this same topic but due to personal matters, I had to delay the process. However, I am here now and ready to make a move!Objective: To purchase out o...