Patrick Zane McLure
How to finance a loan for a 5 unit Duplex
My girlfriend's dad approached her the other day and asked her if we would be interested in being partners with him and being the property managers for a 5 unit duplex. I have been wanting to get in the real estate re...
Christopher Livesay
Carrying a note, need advice ASAP
I'm new to real estate investing. I was recently contacted by my cousin who has a coworker named Tim in the power & light industry here in TX. Tim has been renting a home in Marshall, TX for the past 10 years. The...
Scott Gunther
Building 4 tiny homes for Airbnb
Hey everyone at BiggerPockets. This is my first post so go easy on me. My wife and I will be moving to Houston, Tx in the summer of 2018. Instead of buying a home we were thinking of trying to obtain a loan to build a...
Account Closed
How much liquidity did you start with?
Hello all! I think the topic of this discussion is simply the subject line, how much liquidity or CASH did you start with when you purchased your first SFH? I am looking for my first property sub 90k and thinking I ne...
Wilson Vanhook
How to get construction loan with high DTI?
I have some really exciting ideas I'd like to make come to fruition for a newly built luxury honeymoon cabin in Broken Bow, OK. I know the market very well as I already own a couple of cabins in Broken Bow, and I own ...
Ryan Thoma
Own land, seeking financing to build STR
Hi, per the title, I have 5 acres of land in VT outright under an LLC. I am looking to build a SFR for short-term rental, would be my first-time new build.I have engineer plans for well and wastewater stamped by the s...
Account Closed
Finding Homes That Are Owned Free And Clear
Hi! This may sound like a really dumb question but is there a place where someone would be able to view all homes that are owned free & clear? The closest I can get to what I'm looking for is through my city's app...
Mathew Burnett
Building my own house.
I'm going to be building myself a house and it's going to be done around August. Once it's done I'll owe next to nothing on it and want to get a HELOC on it and use it to put down payments on 2 or 3 rentals, then cash...
Dan Kennerson
Questions about Section 42 Existing apartments for sale
Hey BP!I'm looking at an apartment building in a decent area (B/C class but well maintained, clean, and friendly small-ish town) and I'm trying to find the catch. I found this BP post which led me to this document, wh...
Nick L.
What CRE category is undervalued?
I'm selling some apartments at what feel like crazy low caps. I'd like to 1031 the money into a value play of some kind. Retail is the traditional next step but I'm concerned about the outlook for anything except AAA ...