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Hi! I’m Jen :) I’m in Macon Cty NC just west of Asheville. Currently, I’m a photographer. I have an amazing husband who supports all of my ambitions. (We actually just got married one month ago today!) And three great...
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Have become very frustrated trying to obtain financing on a second home (will also use as a short term rental). I thought a HELOC was a common way to obtain equity from your primary home and use as a down payment for...
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Hello BiggerPockets!The motivation behind this post: I realized that if I sell my current home, I could have around $150k to invest, so I'm investigating the best possible usages of it, and if I could achieve financia...
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I became a Real Estate Agent 7 months ago to help me along my Real Estate Investing journey but I find that being a Real Estate Agent is not a passion of mine. I'm passionate about becoming a Real Estate Investor. I'v...
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I currently own a fourplex which all tenants are on a month to month lease. I purchased the property in January 2022. When I purchased the property, I had the previous landlord increase the rents which were way below ...
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Hello BPers,After 4 deals with no rehab required, I finally have one BRRRRR deal under contract in Blue Springs, (Kansas city, MO). As you might know this is a super hot area with deals going close to 200K or above in...
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Hello everyone. My wife and I are in the process of buying a primary residence that we can buy and hold, rehab then flip. I can get traditional financing but we are unsure what route to take or how to approach it. We ...
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Just curious what everyone thinks - cedar shingles or vinyl siding? My house is in the need of being resided. Currently, it is an owner-occupied 2 family but hope to move out in a year or so and keep it as a rental....
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Hello, My name is Russ and I bought an 8 door apartment in Willits, CA that I've been renovating to hold for income. Well its actually two 4plexes with a common drive. It had sec 8 tenants that I didn't find out about...
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I am looking to start investing in the St. Louis area. I am primary looking in in the south city area. With such a high amount of inventory available, what are some strategies others are using to maximize occupancy ra...