Mark Turner
My First Marketing Effort...my process.
Hi, I’m not sure if this is of any value to anyone, but I thought I'd share my process in my first marketing effort to purchase an investment home from owners that have not listed nor may have considered listing their...
John Mayer
How would you invest $200k in Denver?
I’m expecting to inherit a $400k+ property in Hawaii sometime this year, owned outright. Would you sell and invest the cash? Or keep as a rental and leverage a HELOC. I live in Denver so that market comes first to min...
Don Hines
Hard Money Lenders.....
My research into NPN's had sparked an interest in being a hard money lender using SDIRA. I know the mechanics. But, I really don't know what I don't know. Thought I would start a conversation and see how bad @Bill Gul...
Andres Munoz
Aspiring Investor in Atlanta, GA
Hello, My name is Andres (you may call me Andy), I'm a single full-time employee who's been working for the same company for the last 10 years, ever since I got hired and brought here fresh from university. I'm lookin...
Michael K.
Why take less leverage?
When acquiring a property, is there any benefit to taking out less leverage on a property? Let's say you finance only 50% versus 70% of the acquisition price.
Why would anyone pay for a property with all cash or more...
Michael Hardler
HH Taxes: 1040 E or 1040 C?
Hello fellow househackers!
Two questions for the group in celebration of tax holiday cheer.
1. Does your tax preparer have you use a 1040 schedule E or 1040 Schedule C?
2. Which portion of the tax code do they ref...
John B.
Chicago A neighborhood condo as first property
Hello,
I am 35, live in Chicago and work in the Loop for a demanding finance company. I never owned any real estate and have been renting a high rise one bedroom for $1,800 in River North with my girlfriend for the p...
Charles Henning
Am I too old to start?
I am 51 years old and disabled. My primary (and currently only) source of income is SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance). My wife is currently unemployed, and has also applied for disability and her case is p...
Matt E.
Looking to invest $1M-$1.5M, are my expectations of return too high?
My wife and I are looking to do a 1031 exchange on a property we have in escrow. We stand to net approximately $1.5M in profit, and we are looking to roll it into a long term investment. Ideally, we would like to ...
Josh Bustle
Dead Equity - How much money do you leave in rentals?
Hello Bigger Pockets!My main question is how much money do you leave in your rentals? I've got one rental property worth $280k, about 60% LTV (115k in equity). I just closed on my first "Live in Flip" and I'm moving i...