Clay Manship
Diary of an FHA 203k Loan Deal
Hello BiggerPockets family!Well, it's official. After a lengthy process, I have finally put my first personal residence under contract. It is a 4-unit apartment building, which will allow me to utilize FHA 203k financ...
Karen M.
What are some options for funding a rehab project?
Dear BP friends --I am thinking of buying a property for cash. However, I am concerned about using up all of my non-retirment money on a property deal. It's just scary. We obviously need to have an emergency fund f...
Matt Millard
Coming Great Depression?
Does anyone else believe in Austrian Economics & follow Peter Schiff & Lew Rockwell & think that when the everything bubble pops in next couple years (we are already in 2nd longest expansion ever) that we ...
Aaron Dixon
Tampa and Rising Sea Levels
Hey All,A family friend of mine has instilled the fear of Tampa as a whole being a poor long term investment due to Sea Level Rise (SLR). It seems without a significant investment into preventative measures Tampa and ...
Jacob A.
Before and After.... My First Flip!!!
Here we are finally done with my first rehab. I started back around the middle of August and 3 months and one massive act of vandalism later we are at the finish line! Please feel free to ask questions and make c...
Tom Jensen
Whole Life Insurance as a Foundation for Real Estate Investing
I’ve recently come across the concept of “personal banking” through “overfunding” whole life insurance policies and leveraging the cash value to buy assets.In theory it sounds like a can’t loose situation. You have a...
Daniel Fuentes
Refinancing loans under $50k
I just purchased two homes for 43k a piece via hard money loan. I now have 2 loans about $37k a piece that I need to refinance. The lender that pre-approved me forgot about the $50k minimum loan amount on the refina...
Wilson Hunter
Scummy realtor behavior in hot market
So I just had a verbal off market deal in place with a real estate agent in the Smokies who owns a lot of his own cabins (this is not someone who is active here!). I saw the property today while I was in town, agreed ...
Chris Adams
My 22 duplex lot deal - $1MM in debt - purchased with no money down.
***WHY I AM DOCUMENTING THIS ***Before you read this post I want to explain why I am documenting this deal. I am where I am today because of the selflessness of a few people that had taken time out of their lives to h...
Sammy Lyon
From teacher to 10 units in 10 months!
I’m so excited because I just closed on my 10th out of state unit today! I did my first deal ever exactly 10 months ago, thanks to the Bigger Pockets podcast, a lot of library books and a lot of good people. Before th...