Good morning!  My wife and I close on our first short term rental this Friday in the Poconos. We are contemplating hiring Evolve for only 3 months to help us with the initial startup phase (housekeeper and maintenance...

Hi all,I recently sent a letter to our tenants based on advice from this forum. I spent a few hours curating a list of resources for tenants to leverage in times of financial distress with a focus on the current COVID...

Is Fannie Mae HomePath the Right Path?

How the new Fannie Mae HomePath financing program works and how to use it wisely.

The Federal National Mortgage Association (FannieMae) recently announced a new program called ...

With May coming due and the pandemic another month in and no end in sight, I wonder what other landlords are going to do this month? No pay no stay? Tally it up and evict later? Raise rents to cover losses? Grace? Bla...

Hi everyone,We live in Everett, WA and are looking to start investing.  It's almost impossible to find anything within 2 hours any direction that meets the 2% rule.  Fixer uppers are all well over $100K, which we can ...

Hi everyone,
I am new to real estate investing and I am unsure what is the best strategy to start investing my money. I am recently unemployed but I do have about 100k saved. I was thinking about purchasing a propert...

Hello all,
I am a chef that bought a live and flip to get my foot in the door with real estate.  I bought a foreclosure and fixed it up my self and added a bed room and bathroom on to the house.  The restaurant I was...

It’s true. Investing isn’t all about impacting our own lives. It is also about positively impacting the lives of others as well.
Let me start by saying I can be a bit cynical. It’s part of my sense of humor; not sure...

Hello Bigger Pockets Community!

I would love some suggestions on creative ways to lower your DTI?

I've been turned down for a purchase because my DTI is too high. They're holding my entire mortgage against me, ev...

Hello,
I am looking to buy single family homes to rent out in NJ. Also looking to buy flips, either using cash at auction, or through agents/banks using financing. If I keep the flip and rent out instead, will need l...