Tyler Gibson
HELOC to begin investing
I'm a Student (living on the GI Bill and spousal income/hustling) with about $180,000 in equity in my primary residence (paid off in full). I'm getting ready to graduate in a year, and am wanting to know if it makes...
Account Closed
This Little-Known Loophole Is Going to Change How You Invest
In other words, in your portfolio -- yes, yours -- you could own a piece of a high rise, a downtown office building, a 100-plus unit apartment complex and more.Let's break it down.1031 vs. 721: How the 721 can prote...
Phil Bach
Buying HUD tenant out of lease - Is it possible?
I currently have a house under contract in a solid neighborhood in St. Petersburg, FL. I am buying the property at wholesale price with a lot of room for appreciation - the only drawback is that the property is curre...
Omar T Sharaf
Making my Residence into rental property
I'm looking to move out of my current Home and into another. I did the numbers on my current property and it would make for a good rental property. What should I be concerned about from doing this?Do I treat this as a...
Bridget Smith-Osbourne
One bedroom unit mix
Hey investors, Would like to know your take on something. I am exploring a 7 unit property in Fayetteville NC The draw back is that all the units are one bedroom. My husband feels we should not entertain the idea of r...
Brendan Jones
Invest in property w/o seeing interior
I am interested in a property that is set to come up for auction. It is a 3 bed 2.5 bath, 1700 sq ft SFH built in 1980. The starting bid is 125k and the comps suggest that a good ARV would be between 380k - 400k. So t...
Trevor Bogus
Multifamily house hacking?
Hello, I am a newbie to Bigger Pockets and real estate investing as a whole. I have a goal of buying a duplex or triplex and living in one of the units. I have very little money to put down, so I was thinking of getti...
Averyous Fields
Real Estate Investing Overseas
Hey everyone, I am a 20 y/o active duty member currently stationed overseas and would appreciate some advice.
I have been doing some research on real estate investing and it seems like turnkeys or REITs would be the ...
Dan Miklosz
Newbie looking to learn Chicago-land market
Hey everyone,I'm a young guy (24) looking to begin investing (for cash-flow) in real estate in the Chicago-land area. Right now I'm looking to target affordable (around $125k), safe, communities with decent public sc...
Assaf Furman
Hard money plus FHA loan refinance - is it possible?
I began entertaining the following house hacking strategy: use a hard money loan to buy an undervalued multi family property, fix it and refinance using FHA approved loan. Thoughts?