Good Morning! I see a lot of conversation about HELOCs and HELs - but not a whole lot about a second mortgage as a option to get started. About me: owner of a primary residence, looking to get a multifamily (preferred...

I'm about to close on a property tomorrow and the latest CD doesn't have the lender credits ($3,052) that were initially a line item in the LE. The origination fee was and still is $3,052 however there is no longer le...

HI everyone, My goal to purchase an investment home now is to keep it long term and eventually it will become my place to retire (goal to retire in the next 10 years). At the moments, I'm looking at 2 properties both ...

I've been using my SDIRA for private lending for a couple of years now with pretty good success. I was recently given an end date for my current job (I'm a contract engineer so it happens). This has got me thinking ab...

Just wanted to let everyone know that Pro and Plus users can now chat with any BiggerPockets Members that they are colleagues with! In the bottom right corner of your screen you'll see the blue "Colleague Chat" box. ...

Hello Bigger Pockets and hello Lincoln, Nebraska!I am on an 18 month contract for a local hospital, I am an Instructional Designer and curriculum developer.  I live in Portland, OR but I am in Lincoln 4 days a week an...

I have been wholesaling seriously since March of this year. I closed my first deal through networking with one of my cash buyers in February and immediately reinvested the money from that deal into marketing. Since Ma...

Why are cap rates so high in Wilkes-Barre?  I know the population has been decreasing for a while, but what's going in Wilkes-Barre that's leading to such high cap rates (i.e. sellers willing to sell their properties ...

My wife and I are under contract for our first duplex. We'll be moving into one side and there is a tenant on the other side. We'd like to of course keep the current tenant for at least the first year while we fix up ...

In my neighborhood, there are probably good handful of vacant houses that have been vacant for at least a couple years.   These people aren't even renting out their houses.  Any thoughts on good approaches?

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