There is a lot of talk about Jacksonville, FL as a "hot" market for investment. Forbes wrote an article in early 2017 which put JAX high on the list of good places to invest (based on job growth, unemployment, foreclo...

Hey BP, whats your take on taking a personal loan for the down payment of the mortgage first property investment?

Is that possible, do such banks allow that?
Is it a bad idea?

Any feed back would be helpful, thanks...

Hi BP! Recently, my wife & I decided to get a HELOC on our rental property in hopes of buying more rentals. Our lender said $210k was the max we could qualify for considering the LTV and our DTI (now around 53% wi...

Morning BP community, I have an offer accepted on a duplex (built in 1905, $150k, $700/mo cashflow, 2 - 2nd/1bath, total of 2300 sq. ft. and rented out), and the inspection report has left me on the fence. Do I ask fo...

I currently use Turo, which I love for it's convenience and automation. I rarely even need to communicate with my cleaners at all since it syncs with my calendar and automates the payments. I just occasionally check t...

We have a 4 plex, family owned complex. 4 years ago we decided to move out of the complex. Two units were family occupied, 2, were tenant occupied. Moving open it up to make it a full tenant occupancy residential rent...

I currently own 3 units and looking to add to my portfolio in late spring/early summer of 2025. I'll be in the market for a duplex/triplex in the $400k range that I will owner occupy and use a 5% down loan. I have som...

Hey everyone,First of all, if I didn’t listen to the 1st Biggerpockets podcasts and never skipped a single episode since then, I would not have achieved what I have got today, so big shout out to Biggerpockets and the...

We are purchasing a home that we intend to live in as our primary residence (we have two other investment homes out of state so it's not our first rodeo). We are purchasing the home through the seller and her agent, h...

I debated for several months whether or not to put this story up on BP... but I feel I would be doing a disservice to the BP community if I wouldn't, especially to all the wholesalers in the Oklahoma area. Several mon...