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I bought a house at the peak in December of 2022. I used a DSCR loan to get it done. 9.375% interest rate. I'm coming up on 2 years of income produced by the property, any suggestions on how to get a lower interest ra...
Last night I contacted an old friend of mine whose older brother is a real estate agent. He got into the field after getting his masters in a different area, and it just so happened that his friend from high school st...
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I have a wealthy friend who owns numerous businesses. He is a hardcore believer in stock piling gold. Anyone here mess with it?
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Hi all. I am in the process of purchasing a triplex with an FHA loan. I started shopping around with a few different lenders on Friday, but only one has gotten back to me with concrete numbers after I submitted a loan...
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Hello Bigger Pockets friends! I just arrived back in the USA and an very happy to be here.
I have been monitoring a duplex in a very hot property area for some time.
It was under contrac...
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So I had this idea the other day and wanted to know what others thought. If you place solar panels on a property of yours, and pay them off (or buy them outright) so that all of the energy savings coming from them are...
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The new Rental Property Calculator on Bigger Pockets is a very stripped down version of the old calculator... anyone else not liking it? Missing lots of graphs, analysis, etc. Is this a permanent thing?
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Can I deduct a cleaning fee from security deposit if I do the work myself, as the landlord? I can't find any information online regarding that specific issue.
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Hi! I'm an investor with a few properties in Akron and Canton, OH. I have a property that I'm currently living in but plan to turn into a rental once I buy a house in the next year. I'm considering adding solar panels...
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Hi, I'm looking into purchasing another investment property in the Destin, Naples, or similar area this year to use predominately as a STR. My active income will be at its highest level this year, so the goal with thi...