Brennen McConnell
Best market to move to for the BRRRR strategy
I will be moving back to the US from overseas next year. I have a "location-independent" job, so I can work from any location in the US. So I want to move to a city where I can find the best deals to employ the "Buy, ...
Adarsh Sahni
Chicago Downtown Condo for STR/VRBO/Airbnb - Bad Idea?
Hello all!I am a complete newbie to this field (and forum) so please go easy on me. Me and one of my friends are thinking of buying a lakefront Condo in downtown Chicago (2BA/1.5+ Bath). We both live few hours drive f...
Elliot Mendoza
My starting out Stategy and more about me.
First I should warn everyone this is a long post, so I'll push the strategy to the front and the about me later. After spending the last few months reading on here and thinking about how I want to pick up investing i...
Frank Barletta
Houston: Gross Weather, Lovely Investing
A friend recently asked me to compare two Houston zip codes, 77008 and 77063, from an investment perspective.
Now, I'm a big fan of Texas, but the first thing I said to him was that the weather is HORRENDOUS. Anythin...
Brandon Komp
using IRA to buy real estate
Hello BP members!I've listened, read and debated a lot of material about using retirements funds in a self-directed IRA to invest in real estate. The rules seem really cumbersome and complicated, and since I'm still f...
Keegan Mulholland
Retirement Investing Decisions
Hello, My name is Keegan and I'm a newbie investor from the Syracuse, NY area. I currently do not own any properties, although I plan to purchase a duplex and house-hack for my first investment by this time next year....
Colleen Ferrari
Investing 401K/Pension funds without bleeding out-- Seattle area
We are interested in self directed 401K information and we have questions about cashing out a pension or rolling it over. Has anyone dealt with a custodial account in the Seattle area? We would like to find someone th...
Kiran Rouzie
Creative ways to lower your DTI (LTV Help!)
Hello Bigger Pockets Community!
I would love some suggestions on creative ways to lower your DTI?
I've been turned down for a purchase because my DTI is too high. They're holding my entire mortgage against me, ev...
Ian Saingarm
Tax strategies for house flippers
Let's say you made a couple hundred thousand in net taxable income from house flipping and you're holding some of that cash through the end of the year until you find another property, so 1031 is off the table. Other...
Jill Johns
Self Directed IRA questions, anyone?
I'm just wondering if anyone here can recommend any reputable self-directed IRA/401k companies out there... ? I have a simple IRA that was started through a previous employer that I think I would like to self direct. ...