Peter Cainero
Smaller Down Payments
Hello,I am in the process of looking for a property to house hack. I am looking at taking out a FHA loan to finance the property. The smaller down payment would be extremely beneficial to me at this point in my life. ...
Joe Fairless
Investor Analysis After Closing on a 296 Unit: 2 Lessons Learned
I did an investor analysis after closing on a 296 unit last Thursday and came away with some interesting findings. This is the 4th purchase in the last 12 months. You can read about my lessons learned on the other on...
Chris Cavner
To partner or not to partner... This is my question!
Hey guys, I'm just starting out and have been doing a lot of research on strategies and ways to get started. I've come to a bit of a crossroads, do I start up with a partner or go it alone? There are obvious advanta...
Michelle Robbins
Tax Deed land purchase, when is quiet title necessary?
Hello all,I'm looking to buy some land at a tax deed auction in Northern California. 1. Would I be able to resell it with seller financing right away (without having to quiet title)? 2. If I sold it for cash would I n...
Brendan Canning
HELOCs for Investment Property
Hi Everyone - New member here. Any good places to get a HELOC on a multi-family house that I have? We have a significant amount of equity in the property and would like to use the equity for a down payment on another...
Account Closed
Owner Occupancy rules
Good afternoon all, I'm a newbie with a dilemma.I'm considering buying a triplex, using FHA financing. Therefore, I would have to be an owner occupant. The triplex is completely occupied; how would I be able to utiliz...
Rich Lopes
Looking for some creative financing to pull money out of rental
Hi Looking for advice on the following scenario:1. Currently own a rental property worth about 1.3M. Owe about 600K on this property on a 30 yr fixed @ 3.75% with 27 years to go. Rental history of 4 years with current...
Shawn Munoz
BIG question. Im stuck
Hey, there is a house that is for sale. There are currently long term tenants living in the house. The landlord is a good friend of mine and is willing to sell it to me with a huge discount. The only problem is i have...
Eithan Shavit
Tenant asked to add new spouse to lease. Implications?
Hi BiggerPockets, I'm excited to ask my first question:I have a 3br condo I'm renting out to 3 tenants with a single lease. It's only been about 5 months in the 1 year lease, and one of the tenants got married and ask...
Stacey Paulin
Door #1
Hello BP!My husband and I are officially real estate investors. After an abysmal failure earlier this year I thought we would never get up, dust ourselves off and try again. Reading the forums and listening to the p...