Hi All - My business partner and I have an STR property under contract in Orlando, FL that is set to close mid-Janurary. Our goal is to put as little money down, ideally, 10% if possible. Happy to share details (locat...

Hey everyone, I'm an aspiring real estate investor with 200k in cash. Recently, I read Brandon Turner's real estate investing book, and now I'm torn between two strategies.
On one hand, I could start small with singl...

Hey all, This is an introductory post. I’m Jeff, active military, as well as a husband and father. I’m looking to expand my SFH and Scale my portfolio throughout the remainder of my career to reach financial independe...

I am a Realtor in the Greater Columbus area. I have a question for all of those in Columbus. Simple and short. What area in Columbus do you think will be the next "Short North"?We all know that Columbus is building an...

Hello everyone!  Recently, I stumbled across BP while googling "save cash for future down payment or pay down current mortgage?"  While searching for an answer to my conundrum above, I started to learn simple vocabula...

I am just starting out in Real Estate and purchased my first property a Month ago, looking to close on my second unit in December. I feel I have a very solid approach to starting out investing and would like some f...

Here's the breakdown...
Purchased my 2nd property for $645K in an area of Northridge here in Los Angeles.
Comps in the area are anywhere between $850k-2M.
Beat out 15 other offers.
Place needs a LOT of work but I can ...

I recently closed on my 10th property and, according to Fannie Mae, I'm cut off! I have been looking into other options such as blanket loans and portfolio lenders, so that I can continue investing. From what I unders...

Hello BiggerPockets Community,
TL;DR: Looking to house hack up to 4 units in NJ/NY using FHA loan + 203(k) rehab, can handle 3.5% down payment + closing costs on my own (+/- $100k-$150k)
I’m a new investor in my ear...

Hi all,I am one of those people who is trying to break into real estate investing as a way to leave a day job that I very much dislike.  However, I am finding through my talks with some lenders that, since I am still ...