Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are searching for methods to open homeownership to low income borrowers. (This is not for investors) There is a trend to use attorney opinion letters rather than title insurance. The title i...

Hey everyone,Last year, I started looking at multifamily property in Oakland to house hack so I could live cheaply / free while building equity. While the cash flow and numbers can work with the right property, I thin...

Hi all, I was buying an investment property in Phoenix, which I backed out of today after learning of HOA restrictions. I contacted my broker and asked him to hold the appraisal, unfortunately found out today that I m...

I’d like to ask everyone on BP to help provide some guidance on what my best option might be for getting started. I’ve broken my post down into key sections as there is a lot of information that must be digested t...

Hello friends,Once again I am leaning on the experience of those on BP who have gone before me.I am working with a friend from the Netherlands who would like to purchase their first investment rental property in the U...

Hi everyone. I joined BP a little over a week ago and have been posting some and reading lots since then. But I figured I should formally introduce myself.

I live in Fairfax County VA (just outside of DC). I am no...

Hello Bigger Pockets, I am interested in learning about everyones experiences with owning and operating seasonal rental properties in vacation / destination markets. Pros, cons and recommendations.. Any and all inform...

Hi BP crew - was hoping to speak to anyone who has bought rentals in Arizona.I live in CA but hoping to buy a rental out-of-state soon, and wanted to gauge everyone's thoughts on the safest areas in Arizona? Would lov...

Hi everyone! I am new and this is actually my first post :) I have not yet started any real estate investing and am currently just doing research on everything possible. I also just finished reading "The Book on Renta...

Hello, total newbie here so please forgive me if I have some dumb questions.My wife and I are finally ready to Jo into investing. We are debating whether to get into long-term multifamily rentals in the future, and do...