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Matt SF Beginner questions about Owner Financing
7 June 2010 | 5 replies

Hey everyone, first time poster here.

I'm interested in putting some money to work in one or two modest properties just to get my feet wet. I plan on starting a new LLC to do this.

However, I've read about a 2 doze...

Account Closed Is now a bad time to buy first investment, using HELOC?
21 May 2022 | 3 replies

I can grab around 250,000 of equity on my primary home, using a revolving HELOC at 3.25% variable.
In my market, this will only fund a down payment. 
Is this a good time to be doing this, considering there’s a reces...

Chad Cress Beginnner with 200k in Equity- Next Move?
18 August 2018 | 8 replies

Hi!

I would love to get the ball rolling on investments- either fix/flip or rental units. Here Is our scenario:

We live in Southern California in a historical home (almost zero property tax) and very well protected ...

Han Gu Tampa and Jacksonville FL
5 July 2015 | 8 replies

I am a newbie looking at Orlando. Then in some of my previous threads, lots of people mentioned Tampa and Jacksonville.So I figured, wth, I'll just take a look. And Wow! Huge, newer houses for super cheap. I couldn't ...

Allen L. Small commercial multi-family general questions
28 January 2019 | 6 replies

Hi guys,I have a few general questions about investing in small commercial real estate properties:Estimating expenses:- The property is located in uptown NY and has four 1/1 units and one 2/1 unit and was recently reh...

Jon S. Starting out in Los Angeles, where/how to invest?
26 January 2015 | 7 replies

Hello everyone.  Would like to ask the community for some advice on starting out.  I live in Los Angeles, have about $75k, excellent credit, and great W2 income.  I am looking to start out in REI and could use some gu...

Eric Huang Newbie starts out to seek the first investment in Seattle area
13 January 2021 | 9 replies

Hello BP community,I'm in late thirties. I relocated to Seattle about 4 years ago with my wife and 2 kids (4 and 7). I have a house since 2017, which may offers a line of credit approx. about $100K. I wanted to use th...

Sean Michael Should I rent or sell?
17 December 2019 | 17 replies

I’ve been wanting to find a rental property since I started listening to bigger pockets, so when my wife and I decided we wanted to relocate from Denver to San Diego I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to rent...

John Blanton Underwriting assumptions Refi in 5 years I/O terms
19 May 2020 | 9 replies

Currently looking at an investment as an LP and the sponsor is assuming a refi at the end of year 5 with a I/O term of 36 months.To me this feels like they are doing that to juice the returns in the pro forma and errs...

Dax Nollenberger Homeowners Strike Gold With Appreciation on the California Coast
8 March 2023 | 1 reply

I wrote a blog recently about how Appreciation has historically compared by region and then zoomed into my market in Santa Cruz County. The results were quite fascinating. A 7.98% Compound Annual Growth Rate since 201...