What should be my first step in order to pre-approval? My partners and I are first-time investors but the market we are targeting good property tends to move fast. We would like to get pre-approval sometime in the nea...

My son who turned 18 in Jan, has been working for the school district and was approved for a conventional loan. The only issue is he's only approved for $180k. There is nothing habitable in or around Albany Oregon for...

I want to make offers on several homes using cash. How do you typically show sellers that the cash is available? Submit a bank statement with your offer?

Hello BP community. Need some advice on how I should proceed with applicants I have for one of my rental properties. It is a couple and the woman is taking a job as a OBGYN making $347,000/yr . Her credit score is gre...

Since last year, my wife and myself have been house successfully house hacking an SFR. Instead of buying another property now, we decided to see if it was legal in our area to put in an ADU. I just reached out to the ...

Hello,

I am new to the Bigger Pockets community. My husband and I are looking into purchasing our first investment property. We have a primary residence that has about 350k of equity. Our current rate is 3% so a ca...

I built a house on a large plot of land that could easily accommodate multiple homes. Originally we wanted to build multiple homes on it but only got approval to build one. Now that it has been built, is there any cha...

I wanted to ask about a certain strategy I read in a book called, "Real Estate Investing From A to Z," by William H. Pivar. The book was published in 1997 and is basically just a detailed look at the many possible ...

what is the difference between pre approval and pre qualification in lending? 

I'm looking at a deal in Utah that's 3 units for $390k but I'm fairly confident it can be turned into 4. Leases are already in places for the 3 units. In order to be shown the property I need to have a pre approval le...