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I'm just about to close on my first rental property -- a duplex. Currently, my wife and I contribute the yearly maximum to our employer 401K plans to decrease our taxable income. However, now we are considering r...
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View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.Hello BiggerPockets. I purchased this as a rental property before becoming a BiggerPocket...
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So I applied for a FHA 203(k) loan and was pre approved for $325K I only wanted $250k. So after giving the lender all my documents upon first visit I waited a couple days for a rejection or pre approval. Great I was p...
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Wondering about your thoughts on this one...
The property is a foreclosure. It hasn't been on the market long enough to have any price reductions.
* Listed at 75,000
* ARV 135,000-140,000
* 3bed/2bath brick - stripp...
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I'm in a bit of limbo right now, in that..... The property I have been trying to get approved on and purchase, is from the 50's , and it has a separate " workshop " that is separate from the main house, but it is all ...
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Hi Bigger Pockets! I am actively looking for property in the Cincinnati area and as a lifelong Oregonian I have to say I love it here. My plan is to use a 203k or HomeStyle renovation loan to take "depreciated" duplex...
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Good morning, afternoon, evening to everyone. My name is Keaton Walkowiak and I am 17 years old and looking to become an investor and agent myself. I have had some good discussions with a variety of agents ranging fro...
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Hi. My name is Maggie, I am a new to Biggerpockets. I heard few podcasts on Biggerpockets website about starting out to invest with refinancing with cash out over and over again to buy one house after another ...
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Looking for Building supply stores in the OKC area. Anyone have suggestions for where to go? Wood flooring, cabinets, tile, the usual stuff.
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Hey BP! I am currently active duty army and just got back to the United States this Saturday. Since then I have closed on a cabin in Gatlinburg for a v/r shout out to Avery Carl for all the help! I am also under cont...