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When does a rental home renovation cost too much? I purchased my first home while college and it needed a ton of work. I used this home as my “crash course in home renovations”. I did all the work myself by watching Y...
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Hi everyone,I am new to investment . I am looking at buying investment properties in and around Sacramento, Antelope, Roseville area. The idea is buy a property as a long term investment..Looking at houses in 500-550...
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I am in a situation that traditional tax benefit of real estate investment is not applicable.
My wife and I want to buy a primary residence and rental properties within next 3 months and hoping to make this investme...
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I'm just starting my research about the Huntsville and surrounding areas. I've just been looking through the active listings on Realtor.com and I've noticed that a lot of the listings that have price reductions are re...
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I'm curious as to some small details in running numbers some of you do.
I've been running numbers in the BP buy and hold calculator versus another speadsheet an investor gave me. They both are very helpful an...
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The recent confirmation of Scott Turner as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary has brought renewed attention to a long-debated policy move: the potential privatization of Fannie Mae an...
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I was hoping that some of our more astute members may share their strategy for maximizing their spec loans and how they segment them between lenders. I see many ways of increasing our loan bandwidth and project total...
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*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.Do these numbers make sense? Is it worth it to cashflow only $150? I would have to buy ...
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Most college students require some kind of financing to complete their degree. Student loan debt is a serious commitment, one which can take up to 20 years to repay. But having a student loan does not mean you will be...
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Thinking we could start a list of book topics people would like to see, that bigger pockets could publish:1. Shows how tenants could apply to various places to get help paying rent, electric, food, etc. we could just...