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I’ve been increasing my financial education and now I’m working out the best course of action using a cash out refinance to purchase my first rental property.My house was purchased for 200k and is now worth 400k. I o...
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Good morning, BP! My question today is regarding due diligence on the borrower of a distressed loan. Loan modification seems to be, according to much of what I've read, a good way to get a positive ROI.How does someon...
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TL; DR - Speech: Inflation and the Dual Mandate Remarks by Philip N. Jefferson FED GovernorFebruary 27, 2023Jefferson noted that housing services prices are estimated using information on rents and measure the price t...
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So my mom is closing in on her retirement and she's never owned a house before. My fear is that she'll have to work longer just to maintain her mortgage payments well after retirement. She planned on using money from ...
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My partner and I have made off with a pretty good payday after selling our ON primary residence, we are looking to deploy the cash into Eastern Canada where homes are cheaper. I am just curious if anyone has insight o...
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I am a newbie and I heard that you can only cash out refinance a maximum of 4 rental properties, excluding primary residence. Is this true (and why 4?) and if so that seems pretty limiting (or a road block) as far as...
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Yes this is a pipe dream, but had me thinking about real estate of course:
If Canada ever did become part of the United States, what would happen?
Would we see increased cross-border transactions and a surge in prop...
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Hello Bigger Pockets community! This is my very first post in the forums and my first day as a Pro member so figured what better time than now to post. A quick rundown of my situation/options: My fiancé and I are curr...
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If you read my background my husband and I started seriously looking into investing back in March, and since then things have taken off. I'm overly excited & nervous about the entire process, but after listening t...
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What’re some of the best ways to house hack while investing in rentals?