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Hey everyone, Totally new to this. I'm a local youth pastor in MN and I'm looking into getting started in real estate so that I can provide extra income for my growing family. I'm interested in investing in multi unit...
BRRR....How do I get the refi part? I have been turned down. I NEED A cash out refi based on the value of the asset not my income. The homes are rented,.
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Whether you are a real estate professional, investor or hobbyist, the value of a good lender can not be overstated. I've been in or around real estate since 2004, when I began as so many other naive, greedy and short ...
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Have some of you read this book? Is there new unique methods that we should know that aren’t discussed on Bigger Pockets? I’d appreciate comments or brief review. I’d love to think there WAS a (Profitable) lazy way...
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Hi all! I'm diving deep into my education and realize I've got a mental block in regards to wealth. Mindset. I've don't feel low income, but I guess that's where I am - my freedom number is $2k/month. My financial set...
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We have recently purchased a rehab property. We have decided to hold it and rent it out until the market improves. My question is we have some consumer debt we need to pay off. Would it make more financial sense to...
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I am looking to upgrade my car, spending about 50K. I have an option to pay cash or take out a loan at 2.99% rate. Which is more preferable?Seems like cash will keep my DTI ratio lower than taking out a loan, but it's...
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Hello All! New to the community here
My partner and I have are experienced residential investans and in 2024 we switched over to commercial. We've done our homework and have a mentor for commercial. We have a large ...
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I've not been bullish on the market for sfrs lately as many of my posts have stated. I continue to be cautious. When everyone is jumping on any bandwagon, the wagon may overload and break down.
If you're buying ...
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So I've got a controversial topic to throw out to the BP community. On many recent posts I've seen online, I see members of the Financial Independence Community (no BiggerPockets members that I've seen thus far) talk ...