Joseph A Gonzales
4 Plex in Colorado using VA loan
I am looking to purchase a 4 plex using my VA loan in Colorado. I would like to stay around Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo or at least within an hour of one of the cities. My plan is to buy two a year. I would like ...
Matthew Kenny
Flip to Rental: Conventional Loan and HELOC
I've found a house (my first investment prospect) that I could flip with good margin. The lenders I've talked to said 6 mo or less wouldn't get me a traditional loan and I'd likely have to go with a rehab loan. Is tha...
Matthew Valencia
California Dream for All House Hack
Hello everyone! My name is Matt and I am 26 years old. I’m looking for some advice on what route I should take. I am looking to buy my first home this year in Ventura county. I have put in a lot of thought to many dif...
Mark Hu
Lender now responsible for my taxes?
My lender is impounding money for my taxes (+4k/year) and I've heard the county sends the tax bill to them. I found out they paid in March the same amount of tax the previous owner was paying, which is much less than ...
Nichole Stohler
Your First Multi-Family -- FAQ
Hello BP community! We’ve followed BiggerPockets for years and a few months ago I posted in the success story forum on how my husband and I went from complete real estate failure and debt to coming back and buying a ...
William Price
Private Money Deal Structure Question
I have recently put a property under contract and I have a private money lender who is funding the deal. It will be a cash purchase with funds from the private lender. This will be a long-term buy and hold. The priv...
Brendan Lawrence
Eminem Made Me Scared of Detroit
Eminem made me scared to invest in Detroit.Not really. Ive seen some stats that've waived me towards the city though and Ive lined up funding to where its time for me to pull the trigger. I'm a full time contractor o...
Jade Williams
Finance or pay cash
So I know Cash is always king but how do most of you Landlords buy, Cash or Credit?
Ryan Morrissey
Short-term financing needs
I have a small portfolio of 18 rental units in Fall River and New Bedford (Massachusetts) which I purchased a little over 1 year ago. These buildings were in somewhat of a distressed state including several vacant uni...
Robert Burns
Prohibited Transactions in Self Directed IRA's
I need some input regarding a Self Directed IRA. If I bought a mobile home or other property through that IRA and collected the lease payments from a lease purchase agreement and paid the federal and state taxes woul...