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Background: Currently Active duty (Separating soon). Moving to Houston Texas area for only 6 months before going off to University. Excellent credit and married.
Known Resources/Tools: VA Loan, FHA Loan, LLC
Current...
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I am looking for a real estate attorney and possibly a CPA in California. If they are in the Bay Area, that's even better, but I'd at least like to find someone familiar with California laws (since there's a lot of th...
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DSCR loans are a fantastic tool for investors and can help them add rental properties when there is not enough qualifying income to get a conventional loan. But, as a Mortgage Broker we look for any and all ways to s...
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Hi folks, my name is Troy and I'm a Christian. I'm married to a beautiful girl named Tammy and we have 4 grown kids and 6 grandkids. I just turned 60. We live in the Augusta, GA area. Our kids are spread out all over ...
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Hello Everyone,I am 25 years old and I have been living at home saving money since I graduated college in 2013. I am hoping that within the next year I will leap into the real estate market with the purchase of my fir...
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Hi guys, just wanted to have a discussion about leverage. With my business just starting up no more than 5 months ago, and acquiring three properties; two flips, one duplex - located in 3 different states, I am lookin...
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I guess it's a little bit of a tradition to post to the success stories forums when you get to 1,000 posts. So here goes mine. I joined the BiggerPockets community about two years ago in May of 2014. You can see my f...
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Hello all!
After many months of planning and strategizing, we are under contract on our first rental property! We are closing on the property November 16th and could not be more excited! We have a great plan moving...
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Hello BP nation! I've been working diligently all year to clean up bad credit and I've finally been approved for a loan. Not sure if I'm using the correct strategical term, but I planned to "house hack" a duplex for m...
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Good evening. Seeking experienced opinions on the pros and cons of my investment strategy.
My 1st property I plan to buy and rehab all cash then rent it. once that's done I plan to take out a home equity loan on the ...