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Hi BP Community! I am a fairly new investor with two properties in NE Illinois. This community has been a huge resource to me and I'd like to become more involved. I've had a lot of fun and success in the STR market a...
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I was just approved for $235k on my primary home and I have no personal debt. Terms are 9.5% fixed 10 year, Interst only with 20 year ARM. Fess about $8k. Is this worth it? I want to have the funds available to ...
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2009 - 2012 were fantastic years to quickly accumulate wealth. Many of us took advantage and the ones that were able to buy and hold in mass have built substantial balance sheets. When I first started, my goal was to ...
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I was just listening to a financial radio talk show and they said home buyers in this market (I’m in Boston) should be aware that they are buying at potentially the edge of a bubble and if they buy now should not plan...
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Many of us are intrigued by the idea of doing deals with Seller Financing (aka “Owner Financing”). We know it could unlock our ability to buy a lot more properties, a lot sooner, and with greater ease, because we coul...
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Just curious about BP opinions. I have 6 mortgage free properties that I bought around 2010 when the market had crashed. I am thinking about taking out my original purchase money thru a mortgage. Actually in would be...
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Hi Bigger Pockets - Thanks in advance for any support, I am huge fan of the forums & podcast. I am a 25 year old engineer who just purchased my first home in the Minneapolis area. My goal for this home is to be a ...
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So the first year house hacking my duplex is almost up and to account for the amount of work needed on the property I decided to pause my contributions to my roth IRA and TOD accounts I have with a financial advisor. ...
Hello everyone, this is my first post to Bigger Pockets. I’m a 22 year old business owner & I’ve recently hit millionaire status, now I must say, I don’t feel any richer than just a few months ago; if anything, th...
Hello everyone,
I am an 18-year-old looking to pursue real estate investing. I have been doing lots of research, but am curious if anyone has tips on an ideal first investment property, whether you are using the BRRR...