Talon Ellithorpe
New member from Southern California (OC)
I'm so thankful that I came upon this community, blog and podcast. I'm really excited to get started in real estate investing, but to be honest I'm a little intimidated on where to begin! I've been drawn to real estat...
Dan Krause
Existing Government Lease as colatteral for commercial mortgage?
:D Can a commercial office building, for sale, be acquired by financing the property at appraised value AND using a federal government tenants lease (5-10 years ) as collatteral or down payment on the mortgage for th...
Andrew Royce
First vacation rental property, thoughts and advice appreciated!
I currently live just outside Cincinnati Ohio and have 2 rental property condos. Im looking at buying my first vacation rental condo and am leaning towards St. Pete, specifically the stretch between Madeira and St. Pe...
Kevin Tunnell
What should my next step be?
Hi everyone! My name is Kevin Tunnell and I am new to Bigger Pockets. I just started my first (what I like to call "Big Boy Job") and am trying to save up to make my first real estate purchase. I am 23 and live at hom...
Ryan Barrett
Using a HELOC to buy 1st Investment Property
I'm looking to buy my first rental investment property, and have thinking about using a home equity loan or a HELOC. I have approx $52k in equity on my personal residence, but my question is; how high is the market va...
Margaret Rodriguez
Rent discount for maintenance Pros/Cons?
Hellooooo all !
I'm a few weeks out from closing my very first property. WooHoo ! It's a house-hack with one tenant and myself on the property. This tenant's rent is below market, but I see that his lease includes m...
Todd Michaels
Not exactly DIY but siding choices
We are going to hire a contractor to replace the wore vinyl siding and gutters on our 3 story 2 flat and detached garage. We have gotten down to either vinyl siding or cement fiber. First quote came back at $18k for...
Kelan Krohe
New Investors
Good morning everyone!My name is Kelan, and my fiancee's name is Liz. We are completely new to the real estate investing world. A quick little blurb about us: I am currently a Physical Therapist, and Liz is a Realtor....
Dawn Anastasi
Working with contractors
I think the worst part of rehab is dealing with contractors.
The last tile guy frustrated me to no end. He said he could do drywall work too, and found out that he subbed it out. The guy he had working for him turn...
Carrie Maultsby-Lute
Luxury vinyl plank or engineered hardwood?!
We’re building a detached 750sqft 2/1 ADU in the Bay Area and it will be a rental initially. I would love opinions on whether to put in luxury vinyl plank flooring or engineered hardwood? I understand many of the pros...