Eric Nickelson
conventional financing for Dallas/FW area
Recently I was unable to purchase a house ( for rental ) in the Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas. Price was $85,000. I went through a couple mortgage brokers and a regional bank in California were I reside.
Debt to inc...
William Chrisman
Portfolio Lender question
I understand that portfolio lenders keep the loan "in house" and because of that you don't have to worry about Freddie or Fannie quantity restrictions. What are additional advantages and disadvantages to Portfolio Len...
Lauryn Meadows
Qualified Opportunity Zones
Is anyone utilizing this for the 2018 tax year? I cashed out my 401k and my husband cashed out 50% of his annuity in April of 2018. We bought a mixed portfolio 8 units (bought 4 properties on same note) in May. Is thi...
Jesse Richardson
SFR rental in C class. Good deal?
Hi BP,I'm working on another deal and was wondering what you all thought as experienced investors.It's an SFR in a C class neighborhood. It has 4 beds and 1.5 baths about 1670 sq. Ft.Asking price is $35,000, but hopi...
Josh Bakhshi
Selling Shares of Real Estate Portfolio
We have five properties in Indiana that are rented and free and clear. We would like to create a portfolio and sell off shares. Based on Zillow and my property manager, the value of all the properties is about 250K ...
Ephrem Bekere
how hard is it to refinance? What do lenders look at?
When looking at a refinance, what do lenders look at? Do they just look at the rental income and refinance it based on that? Or do they look a your credit score and your W2 income? As a 21 year old with 2 part time jo...
James White-Young
Has anyone tried the Ember real estate investing app?
I found this app called Ember (not the coffee mug guys) that essentially lets you invest in properties and they pay you a monthly dividend ranging between 10-15% returns a year. It sounds like a sound concept, but it ...
Nancy Stark
What is the best financing method?
I am new to real estate investing. I purchased my first SFH this past August 2020. I did a cash out refi on my home and purchased 3 properties. Two houses are all cash and one is a traditional 20% down 30 year loan. I...
Chinmayi Desai
First time international investor
Kia Ora biggerpockets community, I am based in NZ and looking to invest (internationally) into the US real estate market. I would like to build my real estate portfolio with a mix of commercial and residential prope...
Jonathan Taylor Smith
REFI: Acquisition Cost or Appraised Value (whichever is less)
Watched Webinar prior evening about BRRRR strategy and @Brandon Turner mentioned being able to REFI out in as little as 6 months, or even less if via Commercial / "Portfolio Lender". Am I wrong that a "Portfolio Lende...