James Sidney
Need Help Understanding How to Use Equity Wisely
This is an appeal for advice. My title refers to using equity, but I could just as easily have called this post "somebody please tell me what to do now!" I've had some success but I'm more an amateur than I seem. I pl...
Tom Seigold
Reality check: is my property-acquisition plan sound?
After debts and household living costs, I have roughly $40k/year in disposable income to put toward down payments on new properties. If all goes well, my hope is to average buying $200k worth of property every year (...
Andy N.
duplex what do you think?
What do you all think of this deal. What would be your questions or concerns? Thanks for any input.
I have found a duplex. Its 2 bed 1 bath each side. 1,400 sf total. It rents for $425 a side and both sides are curr...
Yu Liu
RE Analysis Calculator Feedback
Just starting to get into RE and started analyzing property. I created a calculator using excel and was wondering if there were any other metrics I should include or things that I did wrong or didn't account for or ju...
Daniel Mills
Daniel Mills Introduction
Hi everyone,My name is Daniel Mills. I live in Japan where I work as a university professor. I am just starting out. I have one and a half properties near Boise, Idaho (should close on the second in a few weeks), and ...
Nathaniel Miller
Investing in First Property Out of State
Hi all!So I have long been considering investing in real estate for residential rentals in the Detroit, Mi metro area. I have been a Realtor in Oregon and Washington for just over a year now and have some money saved ...
Mayur Gaitonde
Tax deduction on syndication investment forclosure
Hello I am new here and looking for advice. Couple of the syndication deals I had invested in passively and have been foreclosed on by the lender. I have lost 100% of the investment amount. I was wondering if there a...
Lionel Church
Moving my parents onto my property: ADU, Renovation, or Addition?
Hi all - buckle up because this is complicated. Would LOVE any advice you have on how i can solve this problem, or if you find any gaps in my assumptions.First, I'll start out with the end-goal: My parents are aging a...
Quado C.
Investor Groups In Baltimore
Hello All,I purchased a 3-Unit Row Home in the Madison Park area of Baltimore a year ago on a 203K loan. Construction has gone horrible due to a contractor that underbid on the project on purpose. I have been trudging...
Jason Wright
Pre-approval for an FHA 203(k) loan or a USDA loan?
Hello BP!This is my first post in the BiggerPockets forums - I searched through the database and didn't find an answer to this question yet, but forgive me if I overlooked it somewhere. I am currently going through my...