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I have been investing with my own money for the past 4 years, and have built a pretty healthy portfolio of cash flow properties, and once my 1031 exchange is complete, I'll have 17 units, mostly free and clear, paying...
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Hi Everyone,I just posted my first new member post, and figured I'd post my first investment here.This property needed a lot of work. It's in a great location in Nashville that became highly sought after. It's a tripl...
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I looking at scaling up my portfolio holdings and wondering if anyone knows of a better strategy is this high interest environment. I have 3 rental units so far with tenants in them; I've looked at getting another con...
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Hello!
My wife and I are just working on building up some equity. We have a little bit of a suicide-run plan to try to buy a multi-family, and looking for a reality-check if we're going to hard, or perhaps into somet...
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Go or no go. I live in California, the investment property I am looking to buy is in indiana. Currently, the distressed property is listed for $25k. I have one bid for $40k to do a complete gut job. Arv is $75k per th...
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Nearly all of my rentals are financed with commercial loans that balloon in 7 years. I have a very good interest rate of 4.75% and with a 25 year amortization. All of these loans will balloon around the same time as...
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Not sure if this is an innovative strategy or just illegal but I would like some input. I have a friend who bought several rentals ALL with primary occupant loans (3.5-5% down). What he does is include utilities ...
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HelloCurrent College student in Rhode Island College, plan on acquiring 8 unit in 2016 with my business partner. We plan on buying separately using our first time home buyers benefits as well as using FHA or FHA 203k ...
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Hello all,I just want to say thank you to Bigger Pockets, and several of you who interact with the forums. I've followed some of the basic principles that Bigger Pockets outlines, and they were fruitful for me on my ...
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I was looking for a fourplex somewhere in the phoenix metro, and got fed up with the crappy prices of MLS deals. I decided to buy dirt and build my own. I've acquired the multifamily-zoned land, and am working throu...