Michael Buckley
Westfield, Massachusetts - Newbie
Hello everyone!I am a newbie from Westfield, Massachusetts. I bought my first multifamily 6 months ago. It's a beautiful $225k, 2 family, that's within a 5 minute walk of the city center. I bought it on a 30 year, FHA...
Bonnie Low
What to do with my 401k?
I've recently left my long time W2 job after my leave of absence expired when caring for my husband. I have a decent 401k that I do not want to leave in the stock market. Is an SDIRA my only option if I want to use th...
Michael Jones
Investing in San Antonio Texas
Hello from San Antonio Texas. I have been in construction with my own companies all my life from development to renovations, single family homes and into major commercial building. So construction is not an issue for ...
Ryan VandeVelde
Property Analysis Advice
Hello Bigger Pockets Family, This is my first post on the BP forums and I'm currently reading the "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by BP. After watching Brandon Turner's video on "Analyzing a rental property ...
Elen Saar
How to find a good neighborhood?
Good morning everyone.I was learning about the things that I think are important to know about real estate investing and I have the big picture of how to start investing.Now in every place\guide I never see informatio...
Aaron Parker
Financing while using SDIRA funds as down payment
I'm trying to figure out how to ask this--I feel like I have 3 pieces of a 500 piece puzzle.
What I have:
-Self Directed Traditional IRA which has sufficient funds for a down payment for a property, but not for an o...
Ben Byma
Greetings from a new guy in Northwest Indiana
Hello all,I've been reading a lot on BP for a while now and figured it would be cool to post and introduce myself. I'm new to REI and am looking to invest local to my area of NWI. I'll probably be trying to attend t...
John Bastidas
Code enforcement violations @ closing
Hi all, I am getting ready to close on my second deal and its a whole sale deal that seemed to be awesome until i find out yesterday it has $100,000 fines in code enforcement violations since 2013. The wholesaler whic...
Brian Nichols
Deal structure and getting credit for experience
I am looking to purchase my first house to rehab and flip in the next couple months. Here is an overview of my situation:* I have a credit score of around 710 and a gross income of around $2300 per month.* I have nev...
Ronny Crawford
Judgements and Liens?
Hey BP Community,I am getting ready to bid on an online foreclosure auctioned home and noticed a couple of judgements and liens against the home. I would appreciate any advice or guidance on how to assess the risk of...