Brian Panasuk
Six Figure Student Debt
I'm 23 and graduated college last year and have thus far paid my student loans down to $163,000 (yikes), with an interest rate of 6.62%. Before taxes I will make ~$80,000 this year. I work in a very stable industry an...
Patrick Shaughnessy
FICO Recalibrates Its Credit Scores
Hello,Go to Google and enter the above title for information about how the famous FICO score is calculated. It is a story in today's 8/8/14 Wall Street Journal but is subscriber-only yet somehow, through Google, one ...
Christopher Mitchell
Pay off Mortgage or buy Rental Property?
Good Morning BP Community!I graduated from college about 6 months ago (debt-free), and have been lurking on the BP forums for quite some time. You guys inspired me to purchase my first townhome! Currently, I am using ...
Amanda Jones
Some advice on house hacking. House hacking house hacking inform
Hi, i am curious if this is even possible. My question is. Is there a way I can get approved by a lender without a co-signer for a 500k duplex in Chicago only making 50k a year ? If not, is there any other way ?
Lynn Wong
Selling co-sign home
Should we sell the house for equity needed.
We are in CA, I am co-signing my nephew’s home, currently paying $1500 mortgage monthly with 2.75% interest, it has 342K left on the loan. Equity is around 600K, We need 25...
Kyle R Vreeland
Early stages of investing, looking for advice for beginners
Hi everybody, I’m a 22 year old looking for general advice to guide me in the right direction. Ive been interested in real estate for some time now and I decided that this is something I’d really want to pursue in the...
Bobby Paquette
The Shred Method, who is doing it?
Just recently heard about the shred method from someone who is doing it, is anyone else doing it?? What are your thoughts?
James Conaway
Financing a apartment deal?
I own multiple properties including a 4plex, I am very familiar with residential financing requirements. I am exploring the requirements for purchasing a apartment complex 25+ units. Can anyone outline the typical req...
Dianna Marble
Potential Renters with Items in Collections
Hello!We are in the process of screening new tenants for our rental property. I am beginning to wonder if there are renters out there who do NOT have things in collections?? To me, having accounts in collections shows...
Jason Miller
Borrowed Funds for Down Payment...
There seem to be hundreds of creative ways to get into an investment property, but I have a question for lenders about using mostly borrowed money for the down payment. Is this really possible? Let's say I've only g...