Johnny Phan
Need Househacking advice, thanks
Hi everyone, so im a single veteran and plan to use my VA loan on my first home, and ive decided that i want to househack a 4-plex but there is REALLY limited options, seems most of them are snatched up by investors a...
Luis Escobar
Looking for advice and wisdom in the Bay Area
Hi BP community,
I own a rental (recently was a primary) in the Bay Area and couple of duplexes in the California Central Valley, and properties in Indiana. However, I am currently renting the place we live in and no...
Marky Suazo
First-time home buyers searching for agent & mortgage lender
Hi everyone:My girlfriend and I are first-time home buyers looking to purchase a multi-family home. We're looking to use an FHA loan to take advantage of the low down payment. We're in the process of finding a real-es...
Vincent Dych
keep and save my cash, or invest with 401k before my first buy?
Hello to all! I'm a freshie here, and fresh to the whole real estate learning journey. my subject pretty much says it all. should I keep as much money as possible that I make, and opt not to contribute to a 401k? or w...
Joseph Wilson
Abandonment
Tenant did not pay 2nd to last month rents in May. He kept saying each week he was going to pay as I am pretty aggressive with follow-up on late rent. Then I gave him 3 days final notice before eviction procedures.
...
Zachary J Strang
What would you do? Sell, Cashout, HELOC, or something else?
I'm looking to acquire another rental and am unsure if I should use the equity from my first rental. The investment property details:InvestmentSFR315k Value198k Owed (62% LTV)Currently on a VA loan at 2.875%. Would yo...
Nick Rutkowski
Vacation Rentals and AirBnb, your opinion?
Hello,
My girlfriend and I are finishing up our first investment property and we are now looking for our next investment. We live in a tourist area and thought about buying a cottage on the lake and run an AirBnB out...
Rachel Hughes
Can I 1031 exchange these 3 properties? Y/N?
Property 1: Purchased as primary residence in Feb/2020. It is a SFH with an attached in-law suite. Main house has been a short-term rental since March/2020.In law suite was my primary residence from Feb/2020 - Feb/202...
David Falk
Does buy and hold make sense when values are at record high?
I’m just beginning my RE journey, but I can’t get over the feeling that it’s a bad time to buy and hold. If real estate values are at an all time high, would buying to hold and then refinance ever make sense? Values w...
Neil Fanstone
What to do with 300k OPM
Hello everyone, I've been offered a 300k short term loan (5 year) at a low interest rate and I'm mulling whether to take it and also what to do with it. I can support the monthly payments with my salaried job but I'm...