Lee Prete
Stop 401k deductions to pay debt is this smart?
My partner and I are considering stopping all 401k deductions (MAXED YEARLY) to fund debt payoff. I am not sure if this is the correct approach and looking for advice? We currently have a 2 rental properties and produ...
Jasiel Burgos
Best college degree?
As a student who is actively studying passive income through rental income properties and ETFs, a student who currently holds an AA degree and some extra courses following a science major, and a student who has an aff...
Hank A.
Financing with Life Insurance
If anybody here has experience with the following, would you please get in touch or share your thoughts on these topics (or point to a forum post or blog that discusses these)?- "Investing" in whole life insurance- Us...
Chris Williams
Larger Multifamily as First Deal - Good Idea or No?
Given all the current craziness, in the housing market and otherwise, I wanted to run an idea pas the BP Conglomerate.
I'm following this plan at present: Buy a small multifamily (2-4 units) property in Washington ...
Chris Tom
Question about a short sale, 203k loan and what a RE agent told .
Good morning all. Me and my wife and currently looking for homes In the ny/longisland area. We have seen some that are short sale and wanted to bid on one. Being that it's a short sale there was really no kitchen we n...
Alex Bradley
Creative financing for first deal
Okay so I want to buy a multi family place in my area (San Diego) but prices are crazy high for my current budget. I have an idea for a potential way to pay for the down payment but I have no idea if it makes sense or...
Julie Hassett
What is the $$ Value of a Lead Free Rental?
Hi BP community! My partner and I just had a deal on a Baltimore (21213) row home fall through on appraised value.Here's the quick and dirty:We agreed on a $74K sales price for a recently rehabbed lead-free unit. (I'm...
Nikki Jacob
Down payment help!!!!
I've been researching and we would like to jump into real estate investing by way of buy and holds, and fix and flips. We (my husband and I) can qualify for a conventional loan, but we don't have a down payment. I ...
V.G Jason
First REI Property
Investment Info:Dallas, TX quad-plex that needs reno on two of the units. Units A&B are 2br,1.5ba. Units C&D are 1br,1 ba. I believe this will be $750k+ property in the short term, at minimum.List Price: $645,...
Arron Robertson
A good time to refinance?
Hello everyone,My wife and I are looking to buy our first rental property in the next 6 months. We are looking to house hack by getting an FHA loan on a duplex. Right now we are living in a condo that we owe $77k on a...