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We currently live in Southern California where good deals for buy and hold are pretty scarce. We don't like living here and are looking to move. My husband's industry is pretty flexible and there are jobs in many part...
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I have heard several people use FHA and 203k loans to buy investment real estate. I currently have a home and am using a HELOC for capital to start investing. I live in my home with my with my wife and son. Knowing ...
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My primary residence will be converted to a rental on April 14th and then remain an investment property. Currently, I'm living in the house and doing small repairs to get the house ready. We usually use the standard d...
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Just taking advantage of the new sub categories to try to connect with local members and investors. What are you doing, what areas and for how long?I moved to Columbia last year and am renovating a house up here. I ow...
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Hi,
This is my first day and my first question on Bigger Pockets.
Are there any downsides to living in the home you're flipping?
I'd like to "live for fee" by living in the renovation and rent out...
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Hi BP forum,I am an aspiring real estate investor. I have listened to countless episodes of the various podcasts, read several BP books (Set For Life, Book on Rental Property Investing, First Time Homebuyer, and curre...
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I currently live in a high cost market ( California) and I for sure want to buy a primary residence here to house hack in the near future. However, I also want to buy an investment property (Small MTF 2-4 LTR) in the ...
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Hey everyone, currently living in a house-hack (over/under - we live in the upper unit). Original plan was to move on after a year, but we really like the area. Problem is, it's a wood frame construction, and the nois...
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What are you seeing in this article? Cape Coral Investors, we made the list. Thoughts? Here are the top 15 cities where home price appreciation has outpaced wages: 'When there's then a deviation in home prices above i...
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I'm still learning as much as possible and am new to real estate investing. Through all the reading I've done and podcasts I've listened to (coupled with my current life/living situation), house hacking looks like the...