I am thinking when I buy my first house, I will buy at least a duplex but maybe bigger then that?  Would you do the same if you had no actual real estate experience and you just had knowledge?  Or would you recommend ...

We're looking to purchase our first rental (investor couple mid 40's, early 50's respectively). We plan on borrowing about 60,000-70,000. Is it better to do a 30 year mortgage with approx. 200+ cash-flow margin or a 1...

Hi everyone, I am buying a home for myself, a 650k home in the Chicago area. I have the money to put 20% down. I just want to be smart before I buy and ask is there is anything else I should consider on the financing ...

So I've been quiet, there is a reason. I've been through 1.5 contractors. The first imploded and his people were horribly slow and incompetent. The next one, the .5, sort of didn't want to deal with the mess the first...

Hello all,I have recently decided that I want to move to and buy my first MF property in Texas sometime near the end of 2022 or beginning of 2023. I currently live in California and want to spend my future in Texas (I...

Hey guys, fairly new real estate rookie here:I'm house hacking and I ran into a bit of a crossroad, here's an explanation, I hope one of you gurus can assist me as I'm not sure what to do at this point. I want to use ...

I was denied a loan to purchase an investment property using quicken loans.  They said the property value must be greater than the loan amount, have a low income to debt ratio, and have enough reserves.
The property ...

Does a buyer working through an LLC affect how hard it is to get a hard money loan or to refi after the property is bought?

Hello everyone, first of all I want to thank you for taking the time to read my post and hopefully give me some advice. I am a newer investor in the Portland area and I need advice on how to move forward with financin...

Hello, my name is Jesse and I'm brand spanking new to biggerpockets. I first became interested in investing in real estate at a young age, when a package belonging to the owner of my parent's house was mistakenly sent...