I'm contemplating ways to raise the funds for my first rental property. I'm super green right now, and still in the information gathering stage. While my husband and I both have decent middle class incomes, with 2 kid...
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Hi BP Family,
I hope everyone is staying safe and is in good health. I'm looking to acquire a 5 unit property. Three units are vacant 2 are rented. All units need full cosmetic rehab and rents are below market. The ...
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Hey guys I’ve been thinking about starting a digital marketing agency primarily for real estate agents and investors, and possibly contractors as well. My question is do you feel the demand is there? I am from East Te...
When investing in a property, you need to give at least 25% deposit to the bank for a buy to let mortgage. Is there a cheaper way to do this or somehow give a smaller deposit such as like 5 thousand pounds? any ways e...
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Is there a way to get pre-approval without hurting your score? Does the bank need to pull my credit each time I apply for a loan?Thanks
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Hello BP world! I've been reading this site for a while now and listening to podcast, watching the Youtube channel and such. So, I thought it was time to come out of the shadows and say howdy. Yes, I do have a souther...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community! Beyond excited posting here for the first time! I've been an avid listener to the BP Real Estate Podcast for nearly three years, even though I have yet to take advantage of all the other...
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I’ve been running the numbers for a bunch of properties in my area and most of them gave me a negative return, except for a couple which was expected. I would get -20/-30/-5% ROI consistently. I managed to pull a +9...
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Hello Everyone!
I just got out of a Legacy education class and the instructor brought up the intetesting topic of convenience checks. He said you would write the convenience checks to yourself for the maximum amount...
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I’ve been educating myself on the different real estate strategies to getting started. I live in NYC and wanted to do house hacking, but realized that houses are too expensive for me here. I visited Philly especially ...