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Hello all,This would be my first flip/first time investing. I live in Austin, TX and wanted to house hack to try to have most of my mortgage covered while living in a house. The market is very competitive, rising and ...
Dear BiggerPockets Community,
I am new to BiggerPockets here but would like to ask for some needed advice. Our daughter was recently laid off and is struggling to find work. However, she has savings that she's kept o...
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After owning real estate in Spain for several years, i decided to sell my portfolio and come to the US to start my real estate investing journey here. I have been reading and listening to many books and podcasts as po...
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Hello,
I live in one of the suburbs of Cincinnati and want to begin investing in real estate properties in Cincinnati. Any guidance would be much appreciated.
Thanks
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You want to get started in real estate but not sure where to begin? I brainstormed a list and added summaries to each point. I ranked this list in terms of difficulty which I'm defining as the big 3: Time, capital and...
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Hey BP crew! I have experience with house hacking and am an interior designer by trade, I am very ready to start flipping homes in my area of Asheville, NC. I have never worked with private money lenders or hard mone...
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Hello everyone, I've only recently begun looking into becoming a real estate investor and I'm trying to gain as much knowledge as I can. I'm located in Middletown, CT and plan on buying a rental property in the next y...
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Has anyone had any luck with gap funding? Are their any pro's or con's? Thanks in advance for your response and knowledge!
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Hello, I am a land investor and I'm looking to employ the "Profit First" strategy to help me manage my financials. If you're not familiar it basically recommends that you have a bunch of bank accounts (income, profit...
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I have 2-3 private lenders offering 450k for purchase and reno. Interest only payments and no DP. They're asking for 1% upfront. No escrow. How can I protect myself? What questions should I be asking of them?
My othe...