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Hello, I recently completed a house hack that I turned in to a rental after living there for 4 years. I just completed my first year of rental income and great cash flow 800/month cash flow. I am still in the window t...
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Hello all,I have a question about self-directed IRA's. I'm not looking to do this anytime soon but have just been doing research on it. My question is if I have enough in my IRA for a 20-25% down payment will the bank...
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Hello BP Community! This is my first time posting here... thank you for your replies and insights. I have searched the forums but have not found a thread that matches my situation. I have the opportunity to purchase a...
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Does anyone have any experience with a 203k fha loan? The property I'm buying needs work but I rather use my own cash. Because i hear the loan rate and expenses is a lot higher when using fha 203k. What's the big di...
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Hello, I am very new to the world of Real Estate Investing and Bigger Pockets. I am in the "learning and gaining as much information as possible" phase before I start my Real Estate Investing journey. I and my soon to...
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Hi guys I'm 25 and I'm new to this whole real estate investing business. It all started when I read rich dad poor dad and began to get excited about real estate and the wealth it brings. I eventually found my way to a...
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Take a look at Austin leasing and rental statistics for the month of January 2017 below. Highlights include: 40% increase in total lease properties between January 2016 and 2017Demand for rentals is up 4%34% increase ...
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I have a house in the Woodland Acres (32211) area of Jacksonville that was purchased for $47,300 cash. We are currently renovating it with about ~$30,000 in and when it's done it will be completely move-in ready with ...
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Hi all, I have been lurking around here for a few weeks and have a few questions about my situation.
I purchased my first home about 8 months ago and have been renting out to two people: my girlfriend and her best fr...
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Hope I can explain this well enough. Background....I invested in two DST's in Jan of 2022. When I received my 2023 taxes back from my tax preparer, I noticed that they included income from the DST's but did not incl...