Charles A.
A diary of RE investing:with real numbers and photos.And no BS.
I compiled an actual diary of 6 years worth of my own personal real life real estate deals.Complete with all numbers and photos.Just so you know it's not all sexy and fancy all the time.Ordinary people still build wea...
Drew Poniewaz
Seller/ Owner finance restrictions on Zillow
I was recently listing a home for sale on ZIllow with seller financing. They would not put up my listing because it violates their policy on financing. I have listed before on Zillow with financing. Has anyone else ru...
Anthony Williams
How I Obtained First Investment Property (SFH)
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Peoria.
Purchase price: $280,000
Cash invested: $30,000
The goal of this purchase was to replace my landlord, get started with re...
Michael Hanks
Student loans OR Four-Plex? (Dave Ramsey or BP?)
Hi everyone!So My fiance and I bought a SFH in an A class neighborhood with a VA loan and little down last year when the market was "hot". Needless to say, almost immediately we realized what just happened. We then re...
Account Closed
How will a real estate market downturn affect Crowdfunding?
Hello BiggerPockets! I’m interest in starting my REI by putting money into a Fundrise account. Does anyone have knowledge or speculation of what might happen to Fundrise or other crowdfunding sites if the real estate ...
Josh Bishop
Commercial vs Residential
I have a small residential portfolio which I have enjoyed and would like to continue to grow. Commercial investing has always interested me, although I have heard its a much different animal. I have a residential lice...
Vincent R.
Can a 3.8% Cap rate (before financing) work?
How do I make this work? 4-unit apartment complex$1.8 million purchase price$9,000 combined monthly rent (very close to market rate, minimal value-add through rent increases)$40,000 operating expenses (taxes, insuranc...
Jordan J. Osborne
Am I Starting Too Soon?
Hey everyone! I’m curious to hear from you guys about whether I should wait to invest in real estate until I get better financials or if it’s not a bad idea to start now. Background:I’m a 25 old college student, gradu...
Jessica Tomlinson
Commercial Question -- Hard Money Lenders???
Good morning my BiggerPockets community! I have a client that is pursuing a potential commercial acquisition. He's looking to finance MOST of the deal through conventional financing, but may need some extra cash optio...
Paul S.
Experience with seasoning on rental income (Fannie Mae Guidelines)
Has anyone had any experience with getting around the seasoning requirements for rental income? With the properties we own, all of which are financed, we have reached our max debt to income ratio. From what we unde...