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I am hoping to hear from people that have been renting properties in Rockford Illinois, DeKalb Illinois and/or Beloit Wisconsin. I plan to buy a 2-4 unit building by the end of the year possibly 2 buildings by then. I...
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According to this Wall Street Journal article, lumber prices are finally dropping. Is this the beginning of a crash or are we going back to ”normal”? I would like to here your opinions. https://www.wsj.com/articles/lu...
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I'm pondering my next move. I just took on a lot of debt. On the other hand, I have some equity I could access. Not sure whether to:A. Reduce debt.B. Stand pat on debt and wait to build up another down payment.C. A...
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Investment Info:
Other buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $3,000,000
Cash invested: $34,000
Bought 300 unit self storage facility for 3 million. Down payment was $34,000 and equity from anoth...
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Hi everyone, I currently have an offer accepted on a duplex. After a home inspection, I found that one of the roofs needs to be repaired in the next year or so. I’m told the bank won’t finance if the roof needs to be...
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Hi All! I've been learning a lot through bigger pockets over the few years and finally decided I needed to get on board and diversify more investments. Initially, my goal was to BRRRR a property in the Greenville Coun...
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Hey Y’all! I just closed on my first househack deal! It’s a triplex in LA. I’ve got a 600 sqft garage that I may expand to make 2 studio ADUs. My concern is that doing so will result in a breach of my loan with the ba...
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Hey guys do any of you have experience doing a cash out refinance. Can you please tell me what to expect and how was your experience. I plan to do a cash out refinance sometime this year maybe around April, and plan t...
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Hi all,I currently have 2 SFH rental properties with your average landlord policy covering them, and I recently contacted my agent to get a good umbrella policy in place for supplemental coverage, scalability for futu...
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What do you do with your rental when you're ready to list it for rent? Do you take photos as-is and list it empty or do you stage it before taking photos and listing it? I've found greater success in listing a rental ...