Nick Liu
How to overcome economical downturn as landlord
To start off, this is question post, not a solution thread. I have been thinking and planning on deploying the BRRR strategy over the past few weeks. While meditating this morning (I'm trying out the miracle morning r...
Robert Wright
Getting my wife on board
My wife is of the Dave Ramsey thinking and continually states that debt is dumb and wanting to borrow money to purchase real estate is somehow immoral. I planned to BRRRR some properties since our primary residence is...
Jeffrey L Jerschina
Newbie coming to San Antonio, TX! Army RN; former hitchhiker
Hi there, fellow Bigger Pocketeers!I'm Jeff J, an Army nurse in my mid-20s. My pursuit of financial independence exposed me to dozens of FI sites and real estate kept coming up there and from my brother, who's also in...
Corey M.
Cash out refi VS new loan for rental property
Hi,I have about $340k of equity in my home that I'd like to put to work. I'm currently paying 3.625% interest on a 30 year fixed, and am considering taking out $250k in equity, which would likely be at a similar inter...
Cameron Hodge
Experiences of using a VA loan
Hello Biggerpockets!,I am mainly starting this discussion looking to see what my fellow veterans on this site have for VA loan experiences. If you have a success story or something you are proud of in terms of how you...
Bernard Chouinard
20K worth it for Self Directed IRA?
I have a little over $20K in a old 401K. I was going to role it into a SD IRA but after talking to one adviser that works with SD IRA's she's telling me not to do it as its not much $$. I would like to this case tow...
Daniel Smith
Newbie from Los Angeles - where have all the good cap rates gone?
Hello, BP residents! I'm a new investor from Los Angeles (Studio City, to be exact). I'm in the entertainment industry but ready to branch out to REI. Looking to start investing in SFR rental properties in the greater...
John Blythe
Another LLC Discussion: Mortgage company won't allow move
Hi everyone.I got a property with hard money, rehabbed, and then refi'd out using Quicken Loans. In the mist of trying to get out as quickly as possible before our hard money payments hit (they gave us 3 mo. period to...
Shawn Allen
New to investing, need help starting out. Wholesaling best bet?
Hello BP members, my name is Shawn Allen. I have recently became interested in real estate about a half a year ago. I haven't invested yet, mainly because I don't have the capital and I don't have the knowledge. Would...
Jim Stardust
Financing a rental with 15 or 30 yr mtg?
It's my first rental property, can afford both 15 yr and 30 yr (with the appropriate down payment) financing. At 15 yr, I anticipate the property will be slightly cash-flow positive, with 30 yr, there's a lot more ca...