Aften Hennricks
Planning to Get Started
Howdy! I'm new to Bigger Pockets and looking from some perspective on our initial planning from more seasoned investors.My spouse and I are at the beginning stages of getting into real estate investing and property ma...
Mikael Winkler
Value of a New Build More Than Cost to Build?
Hello BP!I have a general question about building single family. Theoretically, as long as one is buying in an appreciating area, would the after-build value of a new build single family generally be higher than cost ...
Marylin OShea
Pay off loan before 30 year vs. invest money elsewhere?
I'm working on my first deal, due to close May 12. Got a 30-year loan, and I am interested in paying it off sooner (I chose 30 over 15 to have the flexibility). My strategy is to buy & hold.Now, I'm trying to figu...
Julie L.
Preserving equity for recession - sell, HELOC, Refi?
I wanted to post on BP and see what you all think about how to protect large amounts of equity for when the recession will hit. Open up a HELOC? Refi? Sell?
Andrew Bordwell
Funding My First Investment
Hello, BiggerPockets! Complete newbie here...to be exact, I'm about halfway through Brandon's "Book on Rental Property Investing" (so needless to say my excitement is through the roof, but more importantly I've commit...
Eric R. Dehner
Advice Needed: Mother In Law Housing Venture
Hi guys, My wife and I recently moved back to San Diego California. We are looking for at homes in this red hot market and realize we are getting priced out of the coastal cities. My mother in law lives in Point Lom...
Krystof Pilisiewicz
Hello from Ridgewood, NY (Queens)
Hi, I want to say Hi, to everyone.I am new to this site, and I`m hoping to learn how I can buy my second house based on my equity line of credit from my first house.Looking forward to engaging with this site, and all...
Thuy Pham-Satrappe
When to start calculating COC vs ROI?
Hello! So I've been running numbers on a rental property where the ROI is fantastic (80%) but the COC isn't so hot (5%). At what point would it be wise to focus more heavily on COC vs ROI? I'm also learning the BRRRR...
Michael Brockett
Looking for financial ideas with a recently purchased SFH in OH
Hello everyone, I am looking for any input or ideas y’all can throw at me, as I will be completely open here:I have recently (3 weeks ago) purchased a single family home (rental property) in Akron Ohio for $39900. It...
Collin Hays
Question for the STR finance gurus
So I had the opportunity to buy a cabin near Gatlinburg in January at a great price. I paid cash. It produces about $36K a year. Well I had an opportunity to buy yet another cabin nearby and I closed on it today, a...