Taylor Davidson
Ways to get creative with loans/purchasing when in a "saving" phase.
Good Morning all, I purchased my first investment property in January of 2022 right before interest rates skyrocketed. My plan was to live in the residence while I fixed it up and eventually either rent or sell for pr...
Porfirio Ciaccio
Seeking Advice on my First Step into Real Estate
Hi All,
I'm Porfirio Ciaccio, 24 years old, and a recent college grad. Right now, I’m renting a studio on Miami Beach for $1,750 a month, and it hit me—what if I just bought the property I’m renting? At least part ...
Wendy N.
Refinance 30-year FHA loan to Portfolio loan?
Hello BiggerPockets! Long-time reader, first time poster. I accepted Brandon’s 90-day challenge and closed on my first owner-occupied 4-unit property earlier this month and I’m moving in this weekend. We decided to ho...
Ryan DiCanio
Updating Current Property vs. Saving Capital
What factors impact the decision to invest in updates for a property, versus saving capital for other investments?I am currently house hacking a duplex in the Aurora area. The side I am living in is very outdated (20 ...
Rob Bianco
Buy More Rentals Now or Later?
My family and I are planning to upgrade our living situation in a few years but we live in a HCOL (New York City) area so it’ll probably take that time to save up the down payment. Originally, I had thought that it wo...
Kamenin Earl Banks
I am a newbie to the real estate world. How dd I begin?
Hi everybody. My name is Kamenin Banks, i am 27 and I am new to real estate. I justed started reading The book on rental property investing.
Bottom line, I really want to start a career in real estate investing. I a...
Andrew Pensch
What would you do if you were in this situation?
Hello everyone,I recently purchased a property in Vero Beach, FL for $129,700. The neighbors across the street want to buy the property from me as-is for $145,000 for their parents. The house is a 2006 and just needs ...
Benjamin Arritt
How do you aggregate personal finances w/ property investments?
I’m going to cross post this in a few places and to be clear, I am NOT talking about software or a bookkeeper that specializes at any of the following:
bookkeeping for taxesrent roll and property managementproperty p...
Joey Evangelho
Is It Possible To House Hack Under The Age of 21?
I have currently 18 years old and just graduated from High school. I am working two jobs and I know by this time next year I will easily have enough money saved up to put a down payment on a desired duplex or triplex ...
Abigail Timbol
How much savings is recommended before starting investing?
I know that number probably varies greatly between people’s comfort levels and preferences. I’m just curious if there is a commonly recommended amount. I’ve been researching and learning how to get started investing w...