Drake Espenlaub
What to do with my cash on my first cash out, pay off debt or no?
Main question, how much debt should one carry to acquire more property, if any? Not income producing debt, I am strictly talking small payment debt. Car, cc, student loan. If you have a refi cash out, should you wipe ...
Janine Justusson
Investing After College Graduation
Hi, my name is Janine. I have started learning about investing in real estate and I'm excited to meet new people through biggerpockets. I graduate college in a year and then plan to live in Dallas, Texas, which is whe...
Rachel Hezel
Advice on paying down personal debts
Hi, newbie here. One of the things I’m uncertain about is whether or not I should pay off personal debts before making investments. For example, in about 1 year both my car loan and student loan will be paid off. Woul...
John H
What do banks see is most detrimental to our credit?
We are looking to refinance, and possibly consolidate some debts in 2015, to take advantage of interest rates. These that came about during the recession. We currently have all the cash flow needed to pay and reduce t...
Viral Patel
FrontLobby and Reporting to collection
Hi,We have tenant who did not pay their on last month and walk away. Now, when were asking them last month rent they are saying adjust from deposit. The problem they left the house in mess so is what above normal wear...
John Brennan
self directed IRA doing self storage
So I'm interested in getting started in purchasing and running self storage facilities and want to learn more. At the same time, I have decent money in my IRA invested in mutual funds. I'm thinking of converting so...
Michael Evans Lill
HELOC on primary home tax deductible?
Hello, can I still deduct on my taxes the interest from a HELOC on my primary residence?in 2017 I already had a first lien HELOC as the only debt on my primary residence. (No mortgage; just the HELOC). I've read th...
Jordan Richter
hello from wa.
so i've been lurking in the forums for a few weeks. reading as much as i can. today i finally decided to start an account. i want to start investing in real estate in the near future, but i don't have the slightest cl...
Casey Carroll
Subject - to: Marketing suggestions and expertise needed
Hi folks,
I am a successful lease option wholesaler, but I'm interested in branching out and expanding into buying and holding homes utilizing subject-to as my finance vehicle.
In doing so, I need help ...
Lauren Cook
Partnership split advice needed
For the past few years I've house hacked and have a background in real estate sales, lending, and property management. I'm not an expert, however I'm certainly not new to investing. A close friend of mine approached m...