Daniel Mendez
BRRRR: My First Investment Property
Hello BP,I am currently in the process of trying to invest in my first OOS property (Indianapolis, Indiana).I would love to find a BRRRR property. However, it seems that people think that a BRRRR property shouldn't be...
Doug Karkow
Financing a Multifamily Property with Fannie Mae
My business partners and I are trying to purchase a 63-unit deal (spread across 6 buildings) near Cedar Rapids, IA with a Fannie Mae loan product. We're after their low interest, 75%-80% LTV, 30-year fixed rates, and ...
Hazel L
"Why invest in real estate when stocks are better?"
I can't say how many times people have told me this once I tell them I work in real estate. I've done my research and I think I have a pretty good comeback especially when they throw articles from CNN like this at me:...
Dustin Somers
Whole Life Insurance for Wealth Building
Does anyone in the bigger pockets community have personal experience with a Whole Life Insurance policy or Wealth Maximization Account to help build their wealth and real-estate portfolio.
John McKee
So where else are you putting your money besides real estate?
A lot of us our sitting on the sidelines as the market has peaked and interest rates are driving us crazy. Personally I'm still hunting for deals but realize this is going to be a difficult year to invest to make the...
Benjamin Z. Pickens
Confusion on a mortgage product.
I am shopping around for a loan on my first investment property in SC. I managed to find a lender with a decent product (SAFE Federal Credit Union). However, they only loan 80% of the purchase price for investment pro...
Alicia Hensley
What do you think? Sell or keep as rental?
I have a SFR rental in Utah. It makes about $140/month in cashflow. The city it's in is growing quickly (new hospital, a new high school, businesses, etc.). I would like to free up some cash from the property and I do...
Stacy Adams
Transition to owning apartments
Have any of you gone from owning no property, to owning several individual properties, to eventually an apartment complex? How did this process play out for you? Was this your goal from the beginning? How did your por...
John Hodson
Using Proforma Calculators
Hi All!I'm new to buy and hold investing. I'm using a excel spreadsheet that has a conservative 10% vacancy reserve and 10% maintenance reserve every month. I've spoken with turnkey companies that say they use a much ...
Chris Pike
Found A Deal... But Seller Has Depreciated The Asset Too Much
I have found a deal that I would like to wholesale in Phoenix, AZ. I want to help out the Seller as best I can with her situation, although I am in need of some advice in how to best assist her.The owner is intereste...