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Hi BP Folks,In all my previous deals, I've always bought properties that were vacant and moved in to secure a primary residence loan. I am now interested in a 4-plex that is fully occupied, but would like to OMI (Own...
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Finally our plan to use the equity in our home is upon us and we are very excited but unsure on how to move forward. We are new to creative real estate investing and want to figure out the best way to make the most o...
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Has anybody bought a property with a loan and got a seller carry back for the down payment? If so, what lender did you use. I'm having a little bit of an issue finding a lender that will allow this strategy. The ones ...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Topsail.
Purchase price: $298,000
Cash invested: $15,000
My wife bought and renovated our first family residence with the inten...
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Bought a duplex in May, it was to be owner occupied for a year, therefore it is my 'primary residence' however it needed much improvement. I have put about 25k of my own money into improvements, 10k in HVAC, 3k Window...
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Hello! I am going to give a quick run-down of my situation to see if what I want to do would be considered mortgage fraud or finessing the system
I bought property 1 in 2019 and lived in it for 1.5yrs. I fully rented...
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Hi, was wondering if anyone has done a cash out refinance with a va loan? And will I be obligated to stay there? My loan officer told me that if I'm occupying the property at the time of the refinance than it will not...
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This is a duplex, 5% down with $7k estimated closing costs. I plan to do handyman/tou...
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Forgive this completely noob question, but my husband and I will likely try to finance our first property the uncreative way with a conventional loan.Does anyone know what a lender is likely to require regarding down ...
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Hi, Im new to Bigger Pockets and I came here reading a book presented by Bigger Pockets, "The book on rental property investing". I want to buy my first house in the next few months so I started reading more books abo...