Ben Leary
First OOI in a few months! Any tips?
Hello! I am 23 years old and decided to invest in real estate about 6 months ago. I am invested in the stock market and was able to use my mother as a mentor but have no such help when it comes to real estate. Which i...
Matthew Crump
First Time buyer / House Hacker in high cost area
Hi all,
I'm a new real estate investor, and I'm looking to get started on my first house hack! Two major problems though:
1. I'm in a very high-cost area (NYC)
2. I have no cash
Through the power of Bigger Pockets...
Timothy Cavalieri
House Hacking in Austin, Tx
Hello everyone!I really want to get into house hacking as soon as I can! Reading real estate books and joining the BiggerPockets community turned me on to the idea of becoming financially independent as fast as I can....
Devun O'Hara
My First Investment Property
Hello my name is Devun, I am 19 years old. As I learn more about real estate investing I grow eager to find my first property! I have two questions that I hope you guys can answer! Question one: Where can I find a for...
DeMarcus Washington
How to get around debt-to-income?!
Hello! I have the 20% and 640 credit score for a conventional loan however I don't have the necessary income to get approved. With my current debt and a $500 mortgage I'd need to earn $28k annually and I make less tha...
Account Closed
I have the downpayment! Not the DTI... Advice?
Right now I'm a 3rd year university student working a part-time job (25-30 hrs per week during summer and 15-20 during academic year). I only earn 12-13k a year before taxes. I only opened my first credit card a coupl...
Eric P.
No job, 800 FICO, 200k cash... can I buy rentals w/ 20% down?
Hey guys, as the title says, can I buy investment properties with 20% down if I have no current job, but an 800 credit score and 200k cash? I have ZERO debt, only bills are car insurance and cell phone. Here's some mo...
Christopher G Platt
Student in Buffalo, New York - Introduction Post
Hello Bigger Pockets members!My name is Christopher Platt and this is my first post on the BP forum. I am 22 years old, currently in my final semester of architecture school at Alfred State College (two hours south of...
Jack Forester
Rentals in a college town
Is investigating in rental property in a college town any more or less risky than elsewhere?
Nina Zou
Tenant paid late 3 months in a row
Tenants moved in in Apr with low credit score and not very sufficient income. I rented to them because his mom co signed and lived just couple of doors away in the same community ( What a lesson! I should never rent t...