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Looking for some insight and any angles I may be missing. I have 5 properties with financing. I owe ~475K between them and the interest rates vary from 4.35 to 4.75%
I am trying to work out if I would be bettrer of...
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My name is Paul Armstrong I am a Traveling ICU nurse and have a strong drive and interest to move into the real estate investing world. I currently have a large DTI ratio and want to start applying this to long term w...
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BP Members,I am in the process of closing on a property that will allow me to change my living situation and save a good chunk of money. I am looking for your opinions on the next step.Some background information:- Cu...
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Hello,I am new to real estate investing, but I have quite a bit of student loan debt. I was wondering if anyone else has had the same experience and if it would be better to pay off some debt before starting to invest...
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Newbie here. Both my wife and I have steady jobs and extra cash each month. We’ve been aggressively paying off our student loan debt while investing the minimum to get our companies match. We don’t own a home and pay...
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This is the story of my first steps as a real estate investor and some of the challenges I faced. I'm writing this in hopes that other's will take control of their future and dreams instead of letting their past or wh...
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Hey everyone! I'm Chris Hooker from West Columbia, SC and I'm looking at getting into real estate investing. I currently teach at an elementary school and own a small part time landscaping business. I'm really inte...
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Currently my day job is a great one, maybe even the best I've had. Sure I'd like to make more money but it pays well, it's flexible, not a lot of stress, I'm good at it, the commute is easy (for Los Angeles), great ...
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We were given these two options when we refinanced our house recently: 5.25% with $8000 cost OR 5.875%. My husband chose 5.875% with the following reasoning:"If I had applied for a 5.25% rate for a $401250 loan, the l...
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Brand new to BP other than listening to many podcasts.Self-employed and have been using most extra income to reinvest in my business to grow it. I'm curious on thoughts surrounding using HELOC/ IRA/ Roth money to purc...