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We are newly empty nesters supporting one child still in college and looking for options to buy our next investment home to rent, short or long term. We live in so cal and want to be close to our kids. We have curren...
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You have an extended family member, friend, or other connection that has some cash in the bank. They have mentioned wanting to invest in something besides the stock market, but have no experience or desire to activel...
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Hey everyone! I am a somewhat new investor, but longtime reader of this site/listener of the podcast. I've been househacking a duplex for about a year now in Keansburg, NJ (purchased last December) and was looking to ...
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Do you guys count principal pay down when calculating your return on investment?
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So I want to ask a few things and this might get a little long. So I have my second deal coming along. Well in all reality it will be my first. I like to consider our first Forclosed home that we fixed up and now have...
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Here Is one of 1000 questions I have being I am very new to the investing world and am wanting to dive in head first. I live in California and it's pretty expensive to buy around where I live and they say it's a selle...
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Looking for advice on the best way to pull equity from my first investment property that I own free & clear. I recently rehabbed it with private funds and have a tenant in place and would like to pull equity to r...
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My husband and I are considering a cash out refinance on our personal home to fund the down payment on our first STR. (The goal of the refinance is also to get a better interest rate)
This will be our first real est...
Hubby is retired military with a nice little pension. We own 7 rental properties (each one has a mortgage) 10 doors (3 are duplex/main house with guest type of properties) and they have substantial equity (500K over...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community! My name is Mike Keating and I am an active duty Navy Submarine Officer living in the Northern Virginia area. I have 12 years active duty and only another 8 more until I retire!...