Adam Celentano
Starting my real estate investing journey - NY
Hello BP. I am new to real estate investing, but hoping to start by generating some cash flow this year in order to supplement my current income. I am open to areas and ideas, but leaning towards multifamily for now...
Patrick Long
Bay Area Deal Analysis - North San Jose
Hi all, I'm a newbie real estate investor. I just graduated about a year and a half from Cal and have been working since graduation. I've been saving hard for a down payment and now I think I might've stumbled across ...
Steven Scheer
Purchasing a SFR using credit cards
Hi everybody! I have been wondering if any of you have ever used a credit card to purchase a SFR free and clear. If so, how would you generally go about quickly paying off the balance of the credit card? HELOC, a Home...
Yuri Shamsin
Life Insurance options
Hi all,a little off-topic but I think it is an important matter.So, the bank asks you to have Life Insurance to protect itself. It can be either your own or you can pay extra for your monthly mortgage payments.I happe...
Jean Paul Valley
Cost of architect and engineer for 100 lot subdivision?
We were quoted a cost of roughly 300k for a particular company to do the architectural and engineering work on a 100 lot 50 acre subdivision. I am still new to all of this but that seems extremely high, considering th...
Samir S.
Drawbacks of making a large down payment?
We are hoping to buy our first buy-and-hold property by the end of this summer. We feel like we've been analyzing properties ad infinitum and just need to take action!
We live in the East Bay Area (Livermore) and wo...
James Park
Planning for your child's future college expenses. Vanguard 529
Just curious to see if any of you have contributed to an education IRA 529 plan for your child's future college expenses. I have heard that the 529 plans in Utah and Nevada area the best as you can select low fee Vang...
Jason Malabute
$200 cash flow but cash roi is only 2%
Looking at a duplex. It is in a good school district and good neighborhood. The asking price is $247k. My realtor said it is not unreasonable to offer $230k. Judging from videos property is in good condition. No major...
Shannon X.
Self-Storage?
I have always wanted to own my own self-storgae, however I don't have much knowledge about this area and don't plan on jumping right into it.. but I would like to know is this a good thing to invest in? how do you get...
Jake Scott
Thoughts on Connected Investors?
Hello, BiggerPockets Community! (Man is it good to be here)I got into real estate a little over 2 years ago. I flip-flopped from being a wholesaler to flipper throughout these last two years and have had successes and...