Brendan Bellantoni
DTI is too high to qualify
I am curious as to how I can qualify to borrow money to purchase a multi-family property. I have over $100k in student loan debt. I have no credit card debt and no other debt except my student loans. I make roughly $...
Brya Freeland
Newbie with primary residence but want first investment property
BiggerPockets Community - I have a situation I need some advice on.So I currently own a condo which I purchased with conventional financing and I am looking to purchase my first investment property in the Washington, ...
Joey Wilson
First property in MPLS, whats next?
My wife and I have been interested in getting into real estate for a while, and one thing I knew for sure is we didn't want to pay retail. I started thinking "how are we going to find a property for a good deal, espec...
Truman Meecham
Sources to Use When Getting Started?
Hello BiggerPockets Community! - I am looking to get started in real estate but am having some trouble finding what I believe to be "good deals". I want to eventually get into renting properties for long-term CS thoug...
Ben Unger
Using Parents Roth IRA for funding?
Hello BP,I have read a few forum posts about using SDIRA as a means of private lending. I still am not sure how to go about doing this, and what would be the up front costs to me or the lender (I.e. my parents) if don...
Carla Quiroga
What I should do with 120K?
My parents are both over 65 years old and have saved nearly 120K in cash. While my dad loves the idea of investing his money in something like a bond or IRA, given his age, I'm not sure that's the best option. They ar...
Amanda Choy
What is the best way o getting up to speed with Remote investing
Hi there I'm an Australian looking to start investing in the US RE market. I am tossing up whether to pay AUD$40K for an advanced course which includes a buying summit in Vegas and would like to know if anyone out th...
Christian Malesic
The Fed to Change Our Biz?
The Fed meets again this week. Smart money says that they will drop rates again.
See this AP article to be brought up to speed:
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h8KpyRBjeJw2gfbZZF3Kt4NfKeDAD90AO4D00
Your thought...
Marc Ferguson
Should I cash-out 401(K) or let it grow?
Hi, I have a 401(K) savings plan with a previous employer valued at under $50,000. I'm wondering if I should withdraw and hold the money in my brand new real estate investment bank account or if I should continue to l...
Lauren Stiver
1st HH! How do I pay back
Hey everyone!
So I have been on BP for almost a year and I finally have my first house hack under contract! It's for sure been a hot market in Kansas City! This is a 2 unit home...not a duplex, but a large ranch house...