Chase Farley
Triplex higher interest rate?
Hello!My wife and I are nearly ready to buy our first house. We are speaking to a lender in VT that is wanting a 3.8% interest rate after we put 25% down. Our credit scores are in the high 775+ range, with 5 years o...
Nathan H.
Primary residence to rental - conventional loan question
Hi BP community,
I know this question has probably been addressed several times, but since the landscape is constantly changing with covid and every situation is nuanced, I figured I’d ask with my exact situation.
I...
Eric R. Dehner
Primary Home Insurnace
Hi guys, Our primary home insurance company (Mercury insurance) is dropping us in April. Notice of non-renewal states “claims history”. In Aug 2020 while living in an apartment in Northern California using a different...
Jesse S.
Out of state investing prior to purchasing primary residence?
Given that I live in a horrible location for local investing (i.e. Brooklyn) my wife and I are moving forward with the strategy of out-of-state, turnkey investing. While we haven't made our first purchase yet, we have...
Daren D Wagner
Cash out Refi vs HELOC?
This may be the type of question a few of you may call me an idiot for asking, but give me some slack here, this is my first ever investment property. I have been searching around Bigger Pockets and asking friends/co...
Josh Clinard
Acquiring a Primary residence through a 1031
Just a little back story.My wife and I have our first rental property ready to rent. We planned on renting until August of 2019 as then we will have had the house for 2 years. We plan to sell due to the local market f...
Khanh Tran
Apply refinance on multiple properties at the same time
Hi,I have applied HELOC for my primary residence. Should I wait for the HELOC application process to be completed before applying for refinance on my rental property? Or Is this OK to apply both HELOC for primary and ...
Corey Dutton
Rent Market Expected to See Growth in Secondary Markets
Secondary markets such as Houston, Denver, Nashville, and Austin, Texas are expected to see growth in rents in 2014, by more than 4%, according to a recent article in National Real Estate Investor Online. According...
Philip Tretola
Determining if a house is used for rentals
Hello BP community, I am moving much closer to purchasing my first deal. Well, actually doing much more targeted research now as opposed to only education. In any case, my question is, how do I determine if a home i...
Kiran K.
Inputs on where to start looking for rental properties
I'm looking to pair up with my sibling and invest in a rental property in Dallas area, my sibling lives in Plano area, want to get around this area so it's easy for monitoring.I'm not from Texas, so I do not have idea...