![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1311470/small_1621511225-avatar-ryana241.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hey BP members!I'm in the early stages of preparing to buy my first single family home. As I start to think about the availability of obtaining hard money loans (and other sources of financing) over the coming years, ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1091422/small_1621508737-avatar-peteh20.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I'm doing some estate planning. My kids are in horror of inheriting and managing our real estate portfolio that includes multiple 1031 exchanges. These exchanges have almost no cost basis so they face substantial st...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/138437/small_1621418874-avatar-lindasteedman.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Let's say one has savings in both their traditional IRA and mutual/index funds. Which one should they tap into first to fund their investment properties?
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/21180/small_1621361186-avatar-olowshinenine.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hypothetical scenario here. Would it be possible to exchange a property worth 125k with no debt, for a property worth 950k with 825k mortgage?If yes would I have to qualify with mortgagee to assume the loan or is it p...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1959757/small_1696910276-avatar-sumans8.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I am very new to Real Estate investing, I currently reading basics and understanding the process. As I am looking at the US data on possible foreclosures coming in 2021. I am very interested to understand what will be...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2301300/small_1639431172-avatar-aidanr14.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Me and my Girlfriend are looking for our first property to purchase and we plan to use the BRRRR strategy. We have been weighing the pros and cons about using a LLC versus our Names, and we just can’t come to a conclu...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2523013/small_1694640501-avatar-andrewg669.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I'm using the flat percentage of ARV method to come up with an offer price for a property which just multiplies the ARV by a certain %. However, certain markets have different rates. Folks who use this method start wi...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/160950/small_1696004746-avatar-kristileemiller.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello: We recently invested in a fourplex that is turning out not to be the best property - many lessons learned by this one!!. Anyway, unfortunately our cash flow is only about $50 per door. We have a conventio...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/278652/small_1621441102-avatar-adamn2.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Part of the reason I lost my first deal last year (before I found BP) was because I called the phone number I saw on a "For Sale" sign in front of a new construction (still being built) duplex. My plan was to live in ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/877216/small_1621504840-avatar-henryl50.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
New limits. These go in affect after Jan 1. The biggest change is to 4 units which are my personal favorite type of building for cashflow and house hacking. The self sufficiency test still applies to 3/4 units but man...