Kristen Nguyen
Tips on negotiating closing costs for a refinance?
We're seeing an origination fee of 1% and lender fees between $1100-1350. I'm thinking the 3rd party fees (i.e. appraisal, closing attorney, title insurances, GA state fees, etc.) will be between $1-2k.Any tips on how...
Greg Johnson
Should I Hire An Attorney For Debt Settlement?
Hi everyone! I'm trying to decide if hiring a debt settlement attorney is the right move for me. I'm dealing with a lot of debt, and it's starting to feel pretty overwhelming. I’ve heard that a debt settlement attorne...
Rick Sarouk
Please Help me Evaluate Apartment Purchase
Hi Everyone
I am considering purchasing a 30 unit Section 8 Low Income REO building 22 2+1 and 8 3 + 1 for $320,000. My question for those of you who own apartment complexes is do you thing this is a good deal? espec...
Brian Williams
Rookie investor seeking advice
I’ve built up an equity position of about 400k spread across 5 different properties in a low appreciation but decent cash flow area. And I’ve also built up about 200k for my next deal. Would it be wiser to sell those ...
Luis Fajardo
Fannie & Freddie Privatization: Key Insights for Investors
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...
Ray Picazo
Long Term Lease Question
Hello,First I would like to say I am new to Bigger Pockets and this is my first post. I have been reading and learning here for a bit and for that I say thank you to all.I live in California and purchased my first si...
Harry Williams
Bigger Pockets needs better search funtionality
While Bigger Pockets is an incredible resource, it could use better search functionality. I spend a lot of time searching for the great content on this platform and it would be nice if I could find what I'm looking fo...
Matthew Banks
Property Insurance - deductible level, ways to reduce premium, student tenant policy
Hey, we own/manage a handful of rental properties. We have a very low deductible ($1k) and I'm wondering what the norm is/should be for a rental? We could likely get by with something far higher ($5-10k) and I imagine...
Prithvi Sri
Cost Segregation of an Absolute Net STNL property
I bought a restaurant building in March of this year. The building is around 10 years old. I used 1031 exchange to buy this as a replacement property - sold the original in Dec last year. My question is, do I have any...
Raymond Macasaet
VA Streamline Program
Hi! BP community! Anyone of you had an experience dealing with VA Streamline Program? What would be advantage and disadvantage of this program?