Nicholas Kitchen
Excel Spreadsheet Analysis
I am new to real estate investing... Although, I have had a condo for 4 years I have been renting out and making a pretty decent return. purchased for $97k, now they are selling at +-$150k and I only owe $68k on the p...
Andy Vincent
Investing in Mobile, AL
Hi Everyone,
I currently live in New England and I am looking to find other markets to invest in single family buy and holds. Was considering Alabama and in particular Mobile. I have visited that area a couple times ...
Justin Hennig
How much cash should an investor pull out on a refinance? Is that money taxable?
Rates are really low right now...I'm considering refinancing out of a construction loan and pulling my initial investment out on a duplex we rehabbed.The property will likely appraise high enough we could actually pul...
Brian Loibl
Forms of payment for security deposit and 1st months rent
So I just accepted someone for a unit in my duplex and are having them provide certified funds for the security deposit and 1st month rent. I will then use Cozy for their regular rent payments. I then got to thinking ...
James Francois
Newbie in Chino Hills, CA
My name is James and I wanted to introduce myself. I am a Financial Consultant. I have spent the past few weeks listening to the podcasts, and reading the introductory books from BiggerPockets. I'm excited about the ...
Lee Ratner
House Hack or Invest OOS?
Hi BP friends - I'm moving to San Diego for work and have been preparing and saving to start investing for quite some time. I have around $100k capital to invest, and I've prequalified for a loan up to $1.2m. Initiall...
Christine Smith
First Out of State Investment - All Cash Purchase in the Midwest - Good Strategy?
Hi all!
My husband and I are looking to buy our first ever real estate investment out of state (we live and rent in NYC. we do not want to buy here due to high cost of properties and high tax rates). I'm looking for ...
Louis Walker
How do I avoid two closings
I'm really close to my first purchase and want to know how do I avoid two closing costs. I plan to refinance and pull money out but I know that the purchase will have closing costs, the refinance will have closing cos...
Steve Uhlig
Estimating Closing Costs in Pennsylvania
Hello Investors,I am looking at 1-4 unit deals in South East PA outside of Philly. My question is about estimating total settlement costs as the buyer. The settlement charges consist of 2 main categories: closing co...
Mendes Garvin
LTV
is 65% LTV a reasonable starting point when trying to purchase a foreclosure. Can't seem to get banks to let go of their REO. Is there a different strategy I can employ?