I am familiar with the requirement if I use the VA home loan that I have to occupy at least 25% of the property. However, is anyone familiar with if I wanted to convert a basement into a living area and rent it out ho...

Hello everyone! I'm very excited to join this community as I have been surfing various forums for over 15 years and they have always been some of the most helpful avenues I've taken. I'm excited to learn and possibly ...

Disclaimer: I did not my proper research before purchase.Hello my name is Malcolm and I got myself in a pickle and I'm looking for some advice so I can get out of it.So to make a long story short I stay in Florida and...

Hi,I have a property that has been rehabbed and i wanted to refinance out. I talked to a lender who said in order for the property to be refinanced, it has to be 6 months since i originally bought it. In order to re...

I have been actively looking at properties over the past two years and have had no success at closing a transaction. I have put offers on atleast 8 properties in Weehawken, Hoboken, and Jersey City. Some have been o...

So I am fairly new on bigger pockets as well as becoming a landlord. I have some experience in real estate and I’ve flipped a couple of homes therefore I have a significant amount of money to be a cash buyer. At this ...

So this is my first post on BP but i've been reading topics and stories for months now and have found this community to be very helpful. Just finished up Rich Dad/Poor Dad and now on to Cash Flow Quadrants. Once i'm d...

Greetings BiggerPockets extraordinaires', My name is Mike and I have been referred to this website by a friend. Never heard of BiggerPockets until just a few days ago.I'm aged 27, 28 in November, and am a four year co...

I've been lurking for a while, reading blog posts, scanning the forums, and I've made it to podcast 88.  I figured it's time to introduce myself and start leveraging the forums to both help myself and others a little ...

Ok guys, this may be kind of a strange post. So I am an active (full time agent) real estate broker in Alabama. I have flipped countless houses. I own a pretty big portfolio of single family and small apartment comple...