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College student interested in learning the ins and outs of real estate investing so I can take my own financial freedom into my hands.
Hi fellas,I am new to BiggerPockets and would love to ask my first question. I am total newbie when it comes to real estate investment. I have a well paying FT job in the Bay area and also e-commerce business on the ...
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My lender states I need to show rental income on my taxes before I can refinance my investment property. Since I purchased it in December it won't show until next year. How do I get around this? I hear investors say ...
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Hey all,Is it standard to have your LLC open prior to purchasing a property? When I make offers, am I making an offer representing my LLC or is that detail irrelevant as I would just put the LLC down on the purchase a...
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I'm planning my path toward purchasing another property (I own my house outright plus a duplex with small mortgage). Typically, for conventional bank financing, what credit score is required to get the best financin...
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Has anyone out there ever used this website PrivateMoneyGoldmine.com to fund any of your deals? I'm looking for another way to fund one of my deals. My conventional bank financing and HELOC are maxed out.Good, bad...
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Hello again! After analyzing deals, networking, and learning - we are ready to make our first cash offer! Being this is the first, I don't expect it to go through, but wanted to get more information on the process of ...
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Thinking about purchasing an investment property.
I can get a VA loan that will buy up to a quad without any money down up to about $125k. Loan would be at about 4 to 4.5%.
I can get a bank loan with 20% down. Onl...
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Hi! I've caught the house hacking bug and looking for any advice on this game plan. My wife and I are new to the REI world and are currently renting in NYC. Our lease is up in September 2024 and want to begin our hous...
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Hello BP'ers!
I wanted to have a quick brainstorming session and get all of our creative juices flowing. My question is this, if you wanted to use private money as a source for a buy and hold investment, how ...