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Am I all alone here? People in my area can make $50/hour. Now, if we extrapolate from this, 50/hr x 40 hours/week = $100,000. Many of the people are dual income families. So a couple makes $200,000 per year. How ...
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Hello all,I just recently got married and we are currently shopping for our first house. We have an accepted offer at full price - home warranty and 5k towards closing cost for this house.https://www.redfin.com/SC/Sum...
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I'm just curious as to how other people define 'overleveraged'? How much leverage is too much? I would be afraid to have a balloon loan or a one year arm. I would be afraid to use hard money. But I do have a 20 year a...
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I am 68 years old and retired. I own 2 Condos in NYC. Both offer a positive cash flow. Due to current conditions, the rental market now is extremely competitive. One of my tenants is leaving. I have a few choices. I c...
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New to the forum, but not a total newbie. I wanted to hear people's opinion about housing market around Bay. I've been looking into Brentwood, CA which seems to be last area with house prices that make some sense. Mat...
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Hey guys!My wife and I just put 2 houses under contract yesterday. I'm adding pictures, below. The first house is this yellow brick 4 bedroom/1 bath with an unfinished basement.The second house is the red house behind...
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I've been trying to figure out how to become a legit investor again in my own market outside of the most common ways (big banks, traditional loans, etc.) and have been reading and listening (for quite some time now) t...
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Hello, I am new to the Bigger Pockets forum and am looking to connect with folks who have experience investing in real estate in Italy. My husband and I are looking to make contacts in the region including with real e...
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