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Ive been struggling with the following situation and would love other's input. What i've been reading so far regarding house hacking seems to not address the following situation. I live in NYC where we all know its a ...
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We have been pre-approved to purchase our 2nd rental/investment property for up to $750k after pulling out close to $175k from our 2 properties during a refi. I'm a stay at home dad with plenty of time, so we're open ...
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Hello All,
My name is Brett and I am finally taking the plunge to introduce myself (okay, maybe dipping my toe in would be a better analogy) to the community. I have been lurking in the background trying to s...
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Hello BP members,My name is Adaryll. I am an aspiring investor based in the SW Florida area (Cape Coral to Naples). Currently I attend school for Business and work full time. I was originally attending Pharmacy school...
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Hi Bigger Pockets!
My name is Chris, and I'm brand new to the real estate investing landscape. I found my way to the site through a handful of bloggers in the financial independence/early retirement commu...
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Hey guys, my name is Blake Catanzano and I live / invest in Oklahoma City. I've been browsing the forums for months and am now ready to get myself involved with this awesome community! I wanted to share with you guys...
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Hi Everyone,
My name is Olivia, I’m a 24 year old college grad (Penn State ‘16) and like most of my classmates I have student loans ($45,000). I am trying to prepare myself to purchase a property for househacking in ...
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Hi,We are a couple with no kids and single income in the Bay area. We moved here 4 years ago and still renting.We have saved upto 260K in cash and have liquid stocks upto 500k. I was checking for some feedback on area...
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Hi all,My name is Brian and I've been lurking around on these forums for about a week. I'm currently 25 years old and am making about ~130k in my day job. I'm located in New England. I guess my question to you all tha...
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I have been waiting on the sidelines to buy a home since 2006. I live in Santa Barbara and after 5 years of renting a one bedroom apartment frankly my patience is running out. We are planning to have a kid and need to...