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Hello,I live in the San Francisco bay area and my question is if you have the capital would you buy your home first or would you buy a rental property first in the bay area? Our goal is eventually have several rental...
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Hi folks, I have a DTI of around 30% and I'm wondering if the higher your DTI the lower of a mortgage you'll be able to qualify for? For instance if I were to be right at the upper DTI limit for a given lender, would ...
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I'm considering buying my first investment property using a HELOC on my primary residence. I have enough equity in my primary residence to cover about 4-5% of the purchase price of the target property. I was thinking ...
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Which Bigger Pockets calculator is best to use to analyze a single family home for primary residence? And how? Please help.
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I am eager to get into real estate investing in my state of Northern Colorado. I just bought my first house in February and I have since learned about real estate investing and would love to talk to someone who also h...
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Hello BP family, I currently own a fourplex in Lacey, Washington and I am looking for advice on whether to hold or sell. Here's a breakdown that may help paint the picture, thanks in advance! Short term goals: Accumul...
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The idea is simple I just don’t know if I am missing anything. The interest on my primary home is not tax deductible versus the interest in rentals being tax deductible. I am thinking about cash out-refinancing my ren...
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My wife and I are trying to purchase our first home. We are tired of renting and are ready to get a place of our own. I have contacted a real estate agent and started looking at the mls listings and today got approve...
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Hi All,I'm a newbie investor looking to purchase a few turnkeys over the next few months. I have enough cash on hand to get started with 4-5, but I wanted to take advantage of current interest rates to cashout refi my...
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Hello fellow BP members,I'm at a place where i'm interested in buying my first multifamily rental property (preferably a triplex or a quadruplex). I've done some research about obtaining recourse loans, non-recourse l...