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I am not sure if I should sell my first home and rent it out? I currently rent with my wife we just welcomes our third son who unfortunately has some medical problems. We bought out first home about 10 years about for...
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People talk about the advantages and disadvantages of real estate investing as oppose to stock market investing.
Everyone tries to compare risk,...
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Drop in rates boosts weekly mortgage applications 3 percentA drop in interest rates drives homeowners and homebuyers to the mortgage market.Total mortgage application volume increased 3 percent last week, according to...
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Caught this article and found it to be an interesting approach by airbnb to capture more of the market by actually paying landlords for a portion of the short term rentals their tenants make, 20% back as the article m...
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I am retiring from the military and currently have my home on the market north of Seattle for $775k. Based on the estimated prices we have $300k in equity right now. The market for our range of home has just about co...
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I have about 10 people who want to make their funds available to invest in rehabbing single-family homes. What is the best way to utilize that capital? Is it setting up a hedge fund? Any advice on this would be am...
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Hey guys, was hoping to get some opinions on refinancing my homestead. I am fairly new to real estate and want to make sure I am analyzing this correctly and not missing any major considerations. Please let me kn...
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Hi BP, I've come into an opportunity to lend some capital to a flipper. They've secured most of the capital needed for a flip (deal is 110k purchase + 120k rehab --> 440k ARV appraisal) and are looking for a 2nd lo...
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Good evening my fellow investors,How are you doing today? We hope you are well. I need your advice. So please help me. I live in the Inland Empire, CA. I have two homes. One is a rental, and the other is used as...
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Hi BiggerPockets Community,On Tuesday, I recently closed on my first home (condo) using an FHA loan. I put 3.5% down at closing. I had a zero credit score before this purchase (due to Dave Ramsey and being debt-free)....