Nithin Mathai
STR Rehab Loan w/ high DTI
Hi BP friends! I am looking at purchasing a home in Vermont to use as a STR/Airbnb/Vrbo and vacation home for my family. My DTI is too high to qualify for any conventional financing. I am looking at DSCR loans, but do...
Brent C.
Multi Family 10-12 year plan
I am looking to buy 3-5 multi family properties with a 10-12 year plan. I will be out of town most of the time and was thinking more along an A class property in a good area with 50% financing. I am very busy runni...
AJ Wong
How to finance multifamily 5-8 units without income: Common terms and guidelines
Certain property types can be more difficult to finance than others, one of the more difficult to secure financing for is multi family or mixed use properties above four residential units. We've seen a very strong upt...
Ryan Doucette
Entering the waters, new interest in RE
Hello, I am 32 YO working full time and continue to go back and forth on diversifying into real estate. I live in TX with majority of my family in the Midwest. This gives me two general areas of interest. Although I h...
Nathan Nelsen
How to house hack in a hot market?
After hours of researching and trying to decide how to get started in real estate I’ve came to the decision that house hacking is the first step I’m going to take. The problem I’ve been running into is the lack of inv...
Dave Madoch
Moving to Seattle, wanting to purchase multi-family
My wife and I will be moving to seattle area in april or may this year. Looking at the current market prices I would really like to buy a duplex or 3 flat to house hack. I have lived in Ballard before and really liked...
Kenneth LaVoie
landlord controlled thermostats
Hi all
I was wondering about your experiences with controlled thermostats -- there seems to be so many choices -- ones that are actually hard set, like 71 degrees or 73, then units that are both programmable or not bu...
Ashley Perez
Early 20s Military First-Time Home Buyer- Need Help!
Hello, this is my first post on here ever. I am very excited to have come across this forum.
I am 24 years old, I am in the military and graduated college this past May. Initially, I was going to wait until next year...
Ernie Sturzinger
Commercial Lending Terms for 7 unit multi-family property?
Hey everyone/anyone :)I am arranging financing on a 7-unit investment property. I wasn't aware of this initially, but it sounds like you can't do conventional loan on 5+ unit properties. So, when I spoke with the bank...
Quy Huynh
Multiple single houses with high returns or 1 multi-family?
Hi everyone,I have $100,000 and am so indecisive of what to do. I'm stuck at a fork in the road and I'm hoping for some help from some of the smartest guys on the web. The first option is buying single houses with a f...