![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/682175/small_1621495369-avatar-everettm1.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi!I am currently looking at properties for my first home! I will be using the VA loan 0% down with 3.77 percent interest. This will also be a house hack property. 3/2 renting out the other two bedrooms. Both properti...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1254273/small_1621510708-avatar-jjj25.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi, Everyone. I'm a Missouri boy now living in the national parks/desert area of Southern Utah.
I would love any input from any Midwestern, cashflow, multifamily investors with some insight for me.
I'm researching ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/6159/small_1621347681-avatar-gainesvillej.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Here's a question:
When home prices were going through the roof, property taxes (which use home sales as drivers) were increasing as well, in some areas, by a lot.
The...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/344590/small_1621445587-avatar-brians36.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I live in LA/Orange County market and work as a loan officer and am interested in buying my first SFR or MFH. It's my observation that an overwhelming majority of folks that are buying homes that are 700K+ are taking ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2157225/small_1622081395-avatar-ajs80.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
*Title Edit: Which Matters More: Lower Interest Rate or Lower Monthly Payment?
Novice Investor here
Would it make more sense to go with:
- higher interest rate
- less money down
- no PMI (bc of higher interest ra...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/1303161/small_1695019167-avatar-petera107.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hey everyone! I have a mortgage philosophy question for short term rentals. My wife and I are looking to purchase an AirBnB STR and have two options (below):1) Purchase price = 480k, down payment = 20% (96k), intere...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2666204/small_1675655220-avatar-phillipl98.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Is it difficult to get your property assessed value lowered so you pay less in property taxes?
What are possible pros and cons?
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2742669/small_1694587316-avatar-markw730.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hi, I am debating wether to focus my marketing onto Detroit at the moment. The ARV in the area is lower around 100k so my concern is that if I get a wholesale deal in Detroit my profit margins will be much lower due t...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/716784/small_1621495986-avatar-karenh54.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I'm looking for input on lowering property taxes in MN. We purchased 14 units a few months ago, that was bank owned. The valuation used for the property taxes is close to 1M, and our purchase price was $600K. I've ...