John Seelig
Big Picture - Renting out a home with equity advice
I'm sure this is in the forums already. I'm not good at searching apparently. Apologies.We are modest W2 earners, 250k combined, I want to take my family home in San Diego worth around 700K, with 200K in equity, and r...
Andrew Flanagan
New BP member from Houston, TX
Hello all,I'm Andrew Flanagan and I am a new investor from Houston, TX. I have not yet closed on any properties, but I will soon! I am currently still in the research/learning phase. I come from the medical sales indu...
Larry Flanagan
Can I become an investor/member of an LLC with no recourse?
I have been talking to a guy who is looking for equity investors to start a business. He plans on structuring the company as an LLC with each investor owning a % based on their contribution. I am interested, but I d...
Jay Velastegui
Question on Purchasing a Two Family
Hey BP Family,So I'm a newbie investor from NJ....I know many posts start like this and I always walk away amazed by the amount of time and attention individuals still put into giving their thoughtful advice - so than...
Bradley Gudim
Costa Rica REI PROs-CONs | Dos and Don'ts asks MagicBrad
I'm working on a project in Coast Rica. It's a hybrid of REI, Vacation Rental, Travel and Event Management.With me being based in the United States (Minneapolis, MN) I'm interested in learning of some of the issues th...
Wilfred Morales
Looking for suggestions
Newbie here. My primary residence has appreciated roughly $200k and I’m trying to figuring out what would be the best investment route to take. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Chibueze Nwadigo
long term renting a second home
Hello everyone my name is chibueze but i go by chip, I am fairly new to real estate my wife and I just purchased our first home and working on the second.The second property will be listed as a second home to get a b...
Farakh Zaman
Securely sending documents
Hi all,Wanted to see what everyone uses to send sensitive information. Email is obviously the easiest and least secure way. If you use drop box or something like that, it is a bit more secure...and then there are pa...
Joe Wall
Tax Ramifications of Parents Doing a HELOC or Cash-out Refi for me?
I am really struggling to buy a duplex with conventional loans in my area. I've been beaten out by investors with cash in my area. Since I've been looking for almost 1 year, and put in 5 offers, my parents want me to ...
Nicole Sharpe
Any tips for trying to House Hack a multi-family in Brooklyn?
My family of six plus our live-in nanny are looking to relocate back to NYC and we're interested in buying a 3-4 family home in Brooklyn and living in one of the units. For personal and logistical reasons (i.e. work, ...