Ivan Lopez
Listsource Criteria Critique
Hello BP community,Over that last 60 days I've been doing lots of DFD and I'm looking at becoming a little more aggressive with my direct marketing so I'm looking at buying a list from Listsource. I was hopping some o...
Daniel Tsang
Advantages of seller financing if I can have conventional loan?
Is there any advantages for the buyer (me) to get seller financing if I can get conventional loan?I have a w2 job, excellent credit and 25% down payment to get a conventional loan. The seller is going to do 1031 excha...
Anthony Franco
15/30 balloon mortage?
I'm looking into buying my first rental property, it will be a single family home. I talked with a local bank and their only option is a 15/30 balloon mortgage. It’s a 30 year amortization, but has a balloon payment a...
Isaac Herrera
Hello BiggerPockets! New PRO here
Hello BiggerPockets community! I'm Isaac from Southern California, passionate about real estate investing for the medium and long term. Most of my experience has been in long term rentals but looking to move in to fli...
Karla Relova
Owner occupying my first Duplex in Las Vegas with a FHA loan
At first, I wanted to buy a fourplex to live in 1 unit and rent out the rest. With hopes that my tenants would pay my mortgage while I lived for free. Then, do the same year after year until I have a couple of propert...
Henry Hsieh
Commercial real estate rate
I am contemplating going to the commercial real estate side for investment but the rates & terms are completely different vs residential. I found an opportunity where the seller would consider carrying the loan a...
Jose M.
Need help sell or rent
Hello, I have a mortgage on a duplex. ($1,200) a month includes taxes and PMI. I have not rented the upper unit since my wife closed her group home upper unit. I mention to her we might as well buy a single family hou...
Owen Farmer
Spec Home Construction (Starter Homes) - Margins?
Does anybody have any insight on there current margins for starter home specs? In my local market (SE Michigan) construction costs have gone up but home prices have fallen. Just wondering if this seems to be the case ...
Erik Sherburne
How many people use ARMs?
I have a couple properties on 7 yr ARMs. My logic is i have an exit strategy of about that time frame to move on to bigger properties (they are condos and a SFH). The ARM is a much lower rate increasing cash flow and...
Mark Huneycutt
Seller Financing my Airbnb in order to retain STR Permit
I have a successful Airbnb in Nashville that I have been trying to sell for over 4 months now. The problem is that I have a STR permit I have to renew every year but I am grandfathered in to the laws from 2019 when I ...