![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/920599/small_1642371241-avatar-brentf21.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
My daughter wants to go to NYU. It's $55K/year (oh my). We saved up $25K for college, so we are short! However, I have a $250K of equity in my house in terms of a HELOC that has a 10 year deferred payment option at 3%...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1172697/small_1621509852-avatar-bobl80.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I’m changing gears and going to go all in on an STR to start. I eventually want to use the cash flow to buy another STR to then purchase some LTR’s thanks to the recent BP podcast I was inspired to go this route as it...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2701833/small_1694564954-avatar-seanl318.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Lesson learned. Most realtors are helping families buy their forever home. When picking a realtor, it is very helpful if they have a lot of experience helping others achieve goals similar to your own.
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/707358/small_1621495811-avatar-kevinh164.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi all! New to Bigger Pockets (discovered through listening to the podcast) and am excited to join the community.Some background on myself - I recently graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign wi...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/896515/small_1694949051-avatar-anilb7.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I have bought 2 SFR in East Palo Alto for around 800K and 900K and have rented both of them. They are both cash positive. This was during last 1 year. What do people think of East Palo Alto in terms of further appreci...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/22471/small_1621361890-avatar-venomousviper.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I attended a high income seminar today. The sad part was that the seminar title was Strategic Defaults! The speaker was very high powered attorney in swfl that has been doing these for a couple years. The stats came f...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1234270/small_1621510499-avatar-matthewk237.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
So a problem that I have been noticing and I'm not sure if this is true in all markets but if a lot of people have a hard time buying in bad neighborhoods c or d class neighborhoods then the suggestion is to buy a run...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1218987/small_1661280151-avatar-joshsisley.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I wanted to reach out to everyone in this forum for some advice. A little background on me is that I am a self taught software programmer and have been doing it for over 4 years. However, over the past year I've reali...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/663687/small_1621494987-avatar-jseely.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I recently inherited some multifamily property and the longtime property manager has leases set up with many different due dates. About half are due on the 1st, some on the 15th, some in the 20s, etc. The main reasoni...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1620842/small_1692939686-avatar-pkim621.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
tldr: bought rental property sight unseen due to military orders and buying out of state. Realtor failed to mention that there were train tracks and a railroad crossing right behind the house. Found out after I closed...