Sam Valme
How to unlock a HELOC
Hello BP Team! We were planning on purchasing our first rental in Feb of next year. Instead we are thinking about requesting the current owner open a HELOC on the home. They current have about ~275k in equity. We coul...
Eleena de Lisser
Are you a RE Investor or RE Entrepreneur?
Do you call yourself a real estate investor or a real estate entrepreneur? If you consider yourself both, do you prefer using one term over the other?
I'm just curious about what BP members call themselves ...
Jimmy Martz
from newbie to 5 SFR properties in 1 year
Hello BP, After listening to podcast 167 with Kevin Wood, I am posting of my successes for my first year of investing. I've been reluctant to post because my family has raised me right which means you don't talk abou...
Shiloh Lundahl
Rich Dad Poor Dad’s investing principles - GOOD or BAD?
Many people on BiggerPockets (at least on the podcasts) have credited their start to investing in real estate to reading Robert Kiyosaki’s book Rich Dad Poor Dad; myself included. However, there are also some investor...
Nathan Yaun
My tenants HATE each other, expect me to fix their issues
I have an upper lower duplex with very nice hardwood floors. The upper renters are a husband a wife with two dogs and have been there for 10 years. I have owned the place for 1 year. The lower tenant is just a mid ...
Jose Ramos
Help with FHA 4plex analyses
Hi there, I am looking to buy a newly constructed 4plex ( 4 townhouses) in an exquisite neighborhood. I will be living as a owner occupancy for one yr before building my dream home ( I am a physician). See numbers be...
Sheika Nikole Reid
Buying at Auction
Hey BP family. Hope you all are doing well. So I am a novice in DC working my way through my first property condo at auction. I am here today for a little bit of advice. When I won a condo at auction about of the oth...
Dzung Doan
Ranking by Rent-to-Price?
Hi everyone,Newbie here. Looking for my very first rental property purchase (buy and hold). So first, I'd need to find the right US market. Would like to base this search on the RTP ratio. Can someone pls point me to ...
Joel Owens
Is anyone out there buying with cash and then reselling right away??
Was curious if anyone was buying cash and closing and then reselling to another cash buyer who wants to rehab and flip or hold for a rental etc.My commercial real estate business keeps me very busy with clients but I ...
Kyle Burrows
Unapproved Pet - Not on Lease
Hello BP! We are managing our first rental property and have come across a concern with pets at the property. We approved 1 dog (specifically identified on the lease) for the tenants. We recently learned that they too...