Cassidy Farnsworth
#1 thing that prevented you from doing your 1st deal?
I am new to the BP forums as well as real estate investing. I have a date set in which I would like to have done my first deal by (first of 2019). Being in this stage is exciting but also somewhat nerve wrecking.
I w...
Scott Cooper
Theory Question: 10% down, cash flow neutral after all expenses
Hi BiggerPockets,Rental yields in my area are low. To bolster the yields I would need to buy in areas that I would not feel safe managing the properties. Instead, in conjunction with a partner, we have been consider...
Tareq Salaita
What’s your second favorite investment after real estate?
Stocks? Bitcoin? Etc.. I know there are plenty of different ways to invest in real estate, but assume you wanted to diversify and invest away from real estate— where would you go? Curious to hear where the biggerpocke...
Jason Meyers
HELOC to pay off Mortgage Faster?
Hey everyone!
I have read a post about HELOC's before but couldn't really find an answer to the question. I'm curious if anyone has used a HELOC (home equity line of credit) to pay off their mortgage in larger chunks...
Greg R.
Anyone else having issues w/ VRBO?
Hello,On 3 different VRBO listings, one in Albuquerque, and (2) in San Diego I'm getting an unbelievable amount of scam inquiries on VRBO. It's always a new account w/ no reviews, and it always starts with "is the pla...
Joshua Dorkin
What's Your Top Tip for New Real Estate Investors?
We all had to start somewhere . . . new investors are thirsty for real estate advice and I think we can get a thread going with some fantastic feedback from many different viewpoints. So . . .
What's Your Top Tip for...
Stephanie Cabral
LESSONS LEARNED FROM MY 3RD BRRR.
I invest in central Connecticut where the market is fairly saturated with other investors and taxes are extremely high so we have some obstacles to overcome. That being said, I just refinanced a property, completing ...
Greg K.
Very strange Short Pay/Sale clause in banks agreement
Has anyone ever seen such a clause in a contract(approval letter with terms) for a hardship based Short Pay, or even for a Short Sale?)"Dear Customer(s):Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. (SPS), the mortgage servicer on...
Andrzej Lipski
Rent control in Connecticut is coming for your property.
....unless you do something about it.
The Connecticut Housing Committee last week just pushed through dozens of "concepts" not even bill proposals. Just concepts which are proposed bills that only had vague titles. ...
Joe Splitrock
I Bought a Short Term Rental Because of COVID
Today we got a little house under contract and it will be our first short term rental. Over the last few months, I have read countless posts on BiggerPockets about how short term rentals have been struggling with canc...