Diane Holtze
New Member to BiggerPockets-Looking to set up Team
My daughter, Denise Dresbach, referred me to this site, as I am interested in property investing, and she said this site has been very informative and helpful to her. I have been a realtor for 15 years, but not active...
Peter Camilli
New Member Peter from Massachusetts
Hi Everyone, I just want to take a moment and introduce myself. My name is Peter. I live in Acton, Massachusetts. I really know very little about Real Estate investing, except what I see promoted like buy nothing down...
Tim Crosby
Differences in Rehabbing a $150k House vs a $250k House
So, I've been looking for a house to flip in my area and I've been purposely looking around the $150k ARV price range. Surprisingly, the biggest problem I've run into is funding. It's not that people don't want to len...
William Henry
FHA vs Conventional Loan (Good Credit)
I will be purchasing a duplex in 2020 to househack and have started to research different loan options. The most common loan I have come across is the FHA loan at 3.5%. What is the benefit for using an FHA loan comp...
Daniel Prieto
Breaking the Ice with sellers
Hello everyone,I am a new wholesaler just beginning to get calls from sellers from my direct mail letters. I got a call from an absentee owner yesterday about a property that he wanted to sell. I got his name, the pr...
Chris Kohlmeir
Defining the line between "Analysis Paralysis" and "Beginner Edu"
Hello Everyone,Bottom line up front: What advice do you have in regards to determining when you "know enough" to get started?I like to think that I am a pretty thorough person by nature. I have always been a curious p...
Matt Hummel
Text Message Marketing
Hi all, our team has been giving text messaging a go and its been a mixed experience so far. What we like is the decent blend of efficiency and scale relative to cost (compared to direct mail for example). With that s...
Luke J Nelsen
COVID CONCERNS FOR STRs?
Hey BP team,As a newer STR investor in the Smokies, I wanted to reach out to some veterans in this space. I own 2 Smoky Mountain cabins and potentially looking to do a 1031 exchange to buy a third. Currently we have 4...
Adam Gonzalez
2nd Home Mortgage & Occupancy Fraud?
Good Morning Everyone!
New guy here. So I was hoping to get some clarity as to getting a 2nd home mortgage and what constitutes as occupancy fraud. I have noticed that many investors, even some who run Biggerpocket...
Brian Gilbert
Newbie Investor from Brevard County, Florida
Hello! My name is Brian and I am a Florida native living in Brevard County, Florida (directly east of Orlando.) I am looking to create a healthy portfolio of rental properties that eventually lead to large multifami...