Jimmy Lieu
Is 2019 a good year to invest in real estate?
I am a newbie in real estate but I am wondering if 2019 is a good year to invest in real estate? Or do you believe the housing market is getting a bit overpriced? Should I wait until the next housing market to cool of...
Michael Cai
Should I sell my house or rent it out?
I'm moving out of state and trying to decide if I should sell or rent my current home.., my current house built in 1996 is worth about 630k, mortgage balance is 210k on it. monthly payment is 2100 including tax and in...
Marlia Stone
Investment Property Gone Bad
Hey BiggerPockets, I’m here for any advice that you can give me on my current situation. I recently purchased my fist Duplex property in July 2021. The property seemed like a great investment with minor cosmetic issue...
Andrey Y.
Growth Equity Group - How 170+ investors were scammed
In 2014-2015, more than 170 investors purchased 2 and 3 bedroom condo units from Growth Equity Group. This company specializes in investment properties in a self-directed IRA. More than 85% of their sales are bought i...
Kenneth M.
Is it OK to buy into a Negative Cash Flow Property?
Hello, Newbie here!I'm putting an offer in on a triplex in southern California for about $950kIts in a desirable area and it brings in about $5k a month in rents. The rents are about as high as they can go, so I can't...
Brie Schmidt
HELOC payoff strategy
Twice recently people have told me of this new strategy to use a HELOC to pay off your mortgage faster. You essentially take out a HELOC to pay off your first lien, and then use that account to direct deposit your pa...
Michael Stanley Nino
How do you go about investing out of state?
Hello! I'm a Engineer working full time in New York and I'm interested of how people go about investing out of state in a state that has very low or no cash flow. (I have 40k in downpayment prepared for my first inves...
Brian Wolfe
Buy and Hold Investor from San Diego
Hi everyone! I am new to the Biggerpockets community, though have listened to Josh's and Brandon's podcasts for over a year now, and been more of a passive reader of the wealth of information on BP. My wife and I cu...
Nick Sansivero
Bank of America announces zero down payment loans
Bank of America just announced zero down payment, zero closing cost, and no minimum credit score mortgages for Black and Hispanic first-time homebuyers. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-30/bofa-tests-no...
Marcello Di Gerlando
20k in bookings in the first week with Evolve!
Two years in the making - one year late and we have our 1st STR just outside Breckinridge CO. We chose to go with Evolve vaction rentals because of the low cost, low hassle and professional recommendations. So far so ...