Account Closed
Who likes puzzles? Help me piece together a deal.
Hi BP, I am preparing to ask a relative to sell me his small multifamily residential property in the city of Houston. He's getting ready to retire and move out of the city. I'm going to ask him to sell his propert...
Paul Allen
Married Folks: Joint or Separate Bank Accounts?
Just curious how the DIY REI married crowd handles banking. Is your money merged? Is your money separated. Do you take a hybrid approach? Does being a RE Investor influence that decision?Wanted to take an informal pol...
Matthew Kelly
240k quad- my dream deal to get started...
Hi everyone! Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but here I go. So I found this amazing quad, it is about 240 K and the rents are right now total 1900, but I know I can raise them to 2100. I want to hous...
Kirk R.
Prices - Menards vs Lowes vs Home Depot
I'm a fan of Menards. They always seem to have super good deals when things go on sale. I haven't shopped HD or Lowes too much.Since I'm a veteran I get a 10% discount at HD. Then I've been buying a few HD gift ca...
Jeremy Helsabeck
Help! Balance Pay Down Strategy?
Need help and would love your feedback!I’m fairly new to real estate investing. I purchased 2 properties last fall and another this past week. I am under control on my 4th. My interest rates are all different:4.25% pu...
David Bergmann
Paying back a Family Member for Investment Property
Hi everyone,First post, and maybe a relatively newbie question. Please go easy on me if that's the case!A family member and I bought a property together for 50K (25K each). We performed a renovation that cost in tot...
Harrison Biddulph
Reporting rental property income (tax questions)
Hello Everyone,
My sister and I recently inherited a paid off rental property that nets around 20k a year. This house is held within a living trust that my parents set up. All assets within the trust are supposed to...
Tracy Cheetham
Lender pre-approved but won't grant mortgage.
Hi everyone, I'm in a hole. I'm self employed since 2016 and worked remotely. During the pandemic I took part-time W2 related project work to supplement the lost revenue during. During 2022 I focused on building my re...
Sophie Littlefield
My First Deal – How I Accidentally Flipped My Condo
(Note: This is my first post on Bigger Pockets! I’m very excited to be getting involved with the community. Thank you to everyone for providing me a great education so far!)Let me start by saying that I know this may ...
Luis Garcia
House hacking and finance strategy idea
Hello,My daughter is relocating to Chicago middle of next year. She hasn't settled on where to live yet. She may live in an apartment first before deciding. I'm suggesting she consider a small multi family. She w...