Russell Sherman
Home equity loan on rental house
I converted my former primary residence into a rental in 2022. Would I be able to take a home equity loan against this property to buy another property in Mexico? At some point I may want to sell the SFR? Is that p...
Jacob Rahn
Why are so many real estate investors choosing Columbia?
I'm new to the community and love it so far! I've noticed many investors are choosing Columbia as a real estate investment. I'm wondering why people are choosing Columbia? the fact that the citizens of Columbia are no...
Walter Correia
I want my money back from uncle Sam
My wife and I currently own a owner occupied 3 family. We live in one of the smaller units, 2 bedroom 1 bath. We have a spare room that i use as an office sort of. Its where i write off my expenses. How do I know if ...
James Shinn
1% down for first time buyer in Minneapolis, is it possible?
Hi All, While my initial plan is to purchase a small multi-family using a 203k loan, I have seen some posts here on BP regarding some lenders issuing 1% down loans. Can anyone in the Minneapolis area recommend a lende...
Mark Hower
Collecting rental deposit from credit card?
Leasing my first long term rental. Tenant has asked if I can charge their American Express for the security deposit amount. The only potential issue I see with this is that they could potentially do a charge back at t...
Thomas Wang
How did you transition into multifamily space?
I signed up for the BiggerPocket multifamily boot camp as part of my preparation to transition into multifamily space in 2022. I am curious to what is your experience of how you made that transition. I have been inves...
Brian Pellerin
Addressing Yellow Letters
What do you find to be the best method of addressing letters, given the complex name structures I find on my mailing lists? The goal is to get it opened and read, so I would think we need to clean it up.
For exampl...
James Park
Asians drive faster than normal appreciation in RE: Fact or Myth?
I know that jobs, population growth of high income demographics, permit & land restriction, warmer weather with a good lifestyle, all have an influence in faster capital appreciation in real estate. What about Asi...
Jon Martin
Houfy (direct booking) Hosts: How are you verifying guests and collecting payment?
Just got my first inquiry . . . . No red flags in the messages, seemed like genuine and polite person. Only alarm bell was the international country code but it's the UK, not Belarus or Nigeria. Asked for a photo gove...
Joseph N.
Low Doc HELOC for Self-Employed?
Hello BP community, I'm new to the site and this is my 1st post.My wife and I bought our 1st house this past summer using all cash in Portland, Oregon for 360k. We have been self-employed for 5 years exporting America...