Refinancing my current home to use as a long term rental. Grate rates available, a lot under 3% for 30 yr fixed. But get very expensive in closing costs. Curious about folks thoughts on buying points to get a super lo...
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Newbie on bigger pockets looking to buy a fourplex and house hack. I appreciate all the sound advice and points of view I have gotten on this forum thus far.Do tax deductions in real estate (for example depreciation) ...
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Hello BiggerPockets,
My name is Dainen VanGorkom. I have been investing in Iowa City for four years now and am an avid listener of BiggerPockets. I recently got my real estate license and am looking to help others ...
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I have numerous lofty goals and a robust work ethic; I love strategy, finance, and real estate, yet I'm stuck in analysis paralysis.
Here's a bit about me.
I grew up in Alaska. I went to college in Arizona for a ma...
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I am looking at a condo that was built in 2006. Owner 1 bought it for $163000 and sold it to owner 2 in July 2009 for $127,000 and then in July 2016 some loan servicing company bought it from owner 2 for $114,050. The...
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I follow numerous financial independence blogs. One of them talked about generating 100k a year in income through the landlord real estate route. The post showed that investing with 25% and leveraging was quicker to 1...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence wholesale investment.
Purchase price: $40,000
Cash invested: $5,000
Sale price: $97,500
This house was vacant, in very poor condition, a drug den and a th...
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How to get out of having a house under contract if no one buys it???
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Hey my name is manny im new to real estate investing , im from new york. Since my market is abit expensive i been researching out of state market. I been thinking of doin a turnkey house, which market y’all think is t...
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Curious to hear your experience using hard money loans versus crowdfunding. What are the pros/cons of either? Is one more appropriate than the other in specific circumstances? Thanks in advance!