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Hello all,
Been lurking for a while and decided to join. I currently own 4 low income single family rentals. I'm always searching local resources (Shreveport, Louisiana) for advantageous deals. I've located a 4 plex ...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community,I would like to give you a brief rundown. In July I bought my first 2-flat through FHA loan that is currently house hacking. My plan is to stay there until my year is up and move out. Dur...
I recently purchased a single family home for myself. Now I would like to purchase a two family home to rent out. I have enough money to pay up to 30% down payment as well as reserves for 4 months for each property....
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We lucked into a rehab project and successfully run a short term rental in Bell Buckle TN. It has approximately $200,000 in equity and currently cash flows about $1500/mo ( we split this cash flow and equity 50/50 wit...
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Full disclosure, this is not my current situation, but in the 10 year plan, and I'm actively taking steps toward it.So my wife and I have been basically setting aside much of our savings, and acquiring a couple single...
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Hi,I was curious what the process is, and what possible pitfalls there are for someone, particularly a beginner, to obtain hard money for a flip? ty!
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I got approved for a conventional small multifamily investment property loan. The lender requires a 25% down payment. When I said I was looking to seller finance or get a hard money loan for the other 25% they said th...
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I did W2 for 30 years as in corporate IT. Dabbled in real estate but never went for it big time - bought and sold a few primary residences and a couple of condos over the years. Now I'm 56 and hoping to never work for...
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Hey Everyone! I'm super excited that 2023 is going to be the year I buy my first investment property. I just relocated to Pensacola, Florida and I'm on the hunt for a deal. I'm planning to use my FHA loan to buy a sma...
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Can somebody @Ann Bellamy please explain why hard money lenders only lend to business entities and not people? I'd specifically like to hear about any Massachusetts laws/regulations. Thank you.