so i want to finally get a name and llc all set up for my business so i can legally be called a business and pay taxes to those lovely irs people :)anyways, wanted to know if there are any ways that are better than an...
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My girlfriend and I have decided, due to Bigger Pockets, that we are going to house hack. We live in SoCal, where prices are high. We have met with a broker and done some checking to discover where we are (debt, capit...
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Happy Sunday!I was recently in the process of gaining a pre-qualification for purchasing an investment home (buy and hold rental). Our starting target range ~$100K. I spoke with a lender who was referred to me by my r...
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Hello everybody,I am about to get my very first mortgage here in Houston, TX. What is the best strategy to get the lowest interest rate possible? I should be getting a classic 20% down for 30 years.I feel like going f...
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Hello All,Recently graduated college and looking to kick off my real estate investing career. I am trying to figure out how much of conventional mortgage I will be able to get approved for. Heres my situation...I got ...
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I am reaching out to the BiggerPockets community for a little advice. I am working on a deal and need some help structuring a FSBO with owner financing...if it's even a good deal!3/2 SF, 1971sqft, built in 1998, askin...
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Hi all,I am a newbie from Birmingham, AL and just wanted to introduce myself. Here goes:I graduated from the University of Alabama with a Master's in Geography, focusing on Geographic Information Systems (GIS). For ...
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Well I've been lurking around these message boards long enough, time to come out and introduce myself. I'm Mark, I live in Boise, ID and I'm new to investing. My wife and I are looking for our first house together (i...
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I'm writing this for my Mom and I'm looking for some unbiased advice here as I don't know too many people yet in the RE investing game. Here's the situation.
She is 71 years old, owns a home in San Diego that can pr...
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Hi BiggerPockets! I'm pretty new to the forums but I've been using BiggerPockets as a resource on and off for a few years. I'm getting more serious about real estate investing- I was a full time architecture graduate ...