Allison O.
Priced out of Chicago market, so where do I go?
Hello,I am looking to buy my first rental property. I want to spend as little out of pocket as possible, and I am thinking that means I have to look out of the Chicago market and possibly out of state. Since this is m...
Trevor J Dammon
Investment strategy if cash flow is not important
I see lots of talk about cash flow and the necessity of cash flow to achieve financial freedom. Both my wife and I have good paying W-2 jobs and are comfortable making investments that don't cash flow. Is there a bet...
Vincent Van
New member from Orange county, California
I'm Vincent, from Orange county, California. I'm here to learn about about REI.I have set some extra cash for investing in buy-n-hold SFRs, and would like it to be as passive as possible. I have done extensive readin...
Andy Bills
Rent or Sell - huge mortgage or upgrade in Bay area?
Hi BiggerPocketers:Howdy all? Here is my situation.Current primary home (A) has 440K loan at only 3.6% 30 year loan. The property shows a zestimate of 1.5m though for all practical purpose it will probably go for 1.3m...
Zach Jones
First rental property.. Overpriced but good ROI??
Hello all.. so I've been on BP for a few months now, kind of just reading/researching here and there and I can't seem to find anything too specific to my situation. I live in the Daytona Beach area where the market i...
Stephen Foltin
Should I Back Out of New Build Because of Corona ?????
Hey all,
Hope everyone is staying safe out there. Well, my current situation is I own a condo with my fiancé (wedding pushed back to next year), and in January we decided to purchase a new build Townhouse in South ...
Dawn Curry
Buying with only 5% down
So I've been running into obstacles with funding an investment property. I am looking at a rental property, but all the lenders I talk to are requiring 20% down, which would totally drain all my capital. How are BPers...
Yan P.
Astute investor or lucky idiot?
I was thinking about the real estate bubble and there being experienced investors out there who saw it coming and called it "obvious." On the other hand, there were also very experienced investors who were completely ...
AJ Wong
Banking turmoil..is a housing credit crunch coming?
By now you might have heard that a few financial institutions in the US and beyond have run into some difficulties..Somewhat counterintuitively the implosion of SVB bank and the downgraded risk of other regional and i...
Danny Celestin
Should I Buy the Rate Down
BP Fam, thanks in advance for your help with this situation. I'm in escrow on a duplex, my credit score is high 750+, I'm a W2 employee, and I plan on keeping this duplex for more than 10 years. With all the speculati...