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Josh Harris Newbie Investor Question
22 January 2020 | 5 replies

I'm looking into getting into real estate investing and have come down to two different investment options:
1) Is it worth using your entire savings for a FHA down payment on a duplex/triplex to house hack and taking...

Jason Richards Auction.com in Connecticut
8 December 2020 | 8 replies

I just sold my home and found a great fixer-upper but it turns out it’s on Auction.com and the auction starts in 3 days.  This is intended to be my primary residence but they will only accept a cash offer.  I’m okay w...

Brad Young HELOC Advice for 1st Flip
26 January 2017 | 12 replies

Hello BP! I've been thinking through ways to help beef up my cash reserves to purchase my 1st flip, and have been seriously considering opening a HELOC. Since you obviously don't pay anything (other than smallish pape...

Lin Yin Cash out from down-payment and continue buying?
12 February 2015 | 3 replies

Guys,I am new to real estate and to this forum as well. I am in the Boston area. So I plan toget together more than 500k, put down 20-25% on 300k properties and buy 6-7 of them and rent them out.My question is, is the...

Jason R. FHA for 2nd or 3rd property?
11 December 2017 | 5 replies

My 2018 REI goal is to buy two properties. One an FHA loan and the other purchased conventionally. Both MF. My family and I will live in the owner occupied for a year plus. We currently live in a house with a detached...

Shane Elias-Calles Fixed Rate Home Equity Loans
6 August 2023 | 5 replies

Hello BP,Does anyone have experience using a fixed rate home equity loan on a primary residence to purchase more property? If so does anyone have an opinion on the risk reward of this strategy? Would it be worth  taki...

Jesse Clark Too much money out of pocket after brrrr
18 January 2019 | 3 replies

So I'm looking to brrrr my 3rd property. I'm trying to specialize in higher end sfh rentals. Using money from heloc on my primary residence for down payment and remodel costs. I haven't had luck getting my money back ...

Prabodh Kumar kandala Life of condos
10 October 2016 | 4 replies

Dear Amazing Bigger Pocket colleagues,Wondering what is the life of condo's. Structurally how good they are?I did learn that condo's appreciate less, but do they resell after 40 or 50 years from their time of construc...

Tariq Hakeem Colorado hmeowners acumulated an averge of $32,000 in home equity
31 March 2021 | 0 replies

For homeowners in Colorado and across the country, 2020 was a year of enrichment unrivaled since 2013, when the nation was bouncing back from the housing crash.
U.S. homeowners gained $1.5 trillion in home equity las...

Chris DeTreville Turning Primary Residence to Rental- Make sense?
8 January 2013 | 14 replies

Hey everyone. First I'd like to say that I enjoy reading this forum and as a wannabe investor I have found the community useful.
Some background on me before I get into my plan...
I am 29 and I have been in the real...