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It’s been a while since I have been on this board. I purchased my current home in 2012. If I sold it today I would profit approx $250,000. My end goal has always been rental properties and passive income. This is the ...
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Hello,
I'm a long-time listener of the Bigger Pockets Money Podcast. Due to time constraints (I was a graduate student), I've been holding all my investments passively in ETFs. However, I think some upcoming life cha...
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Hello, I'm trying to understand whether paying off my mortgage balance using a HELOC would make sense. I am feeling confused about it, because the terms of each are so different. The mortgage is a long-term, fixed r...
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Hello BP forum!
My name is Theo Georgelos and I'm new to the site and to real estate investing. Plan to focus in the Centennial, Parker, Littleton markets and holding onto SFH for long-term rental / equity. Bei...
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Hi everyone,I am new to real estate investing. I just bought my first property - a triplex - and will be closing on April 1st. I will be living on one of the units and doing short term rentals from the other 2 units (...
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Hi everyone! I want to get into the game, but I'm highly risk averse and afraid of biting off too more than I can chew for a first deal. Do y'all think it's realistic to try to find a SFR that does not require a lot o...
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Hello all, I am a newbie investor looking to purchase a rental property in Columbus, Ohio and hold for the long haul. What areas are best to look? I am looking for an area that is safe and filled with young profession...
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Hello,So far, we (3 way partnership/LLC) have bought all of our properties using cash from our SDIRAs, or commercial blanket loans with 20% down, and a few non recourse loans using SOLO401Ks. These are all for long...
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Bank that will do long term refinance after rehab. Thank you.
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Hello, I'm currently in escrow on my second single-family home rental property and am having trouble deciding whether to move forward. Looking for honest feedback here.
My husband and I currently have a rental prope...