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Hey all. Just curious, could someone purchase, say a triplex, using a FHA loan, rent out two of the three units, retaining the third unit for yourself, but not actually live in it? Is that acceptable from the FHA pers...
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I know you most likely weren't influenced by your teachers at school, so what compelled you to become an investor? Was is a book? Family member? Friend? Social Media Influencer?I'd love to hear your story
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Utah's tax deed auctions are coming up and I was wondering if anyone who has been to them and could give me some insight. I live in Arizona and we do tax liens here and I'm only interested in raw land and want the de...
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Any idea how to find out how to find out who the actual owner of the property is so we can send a registered letter and or contact them by phone? We have photos and we have identified the address where the tree fell f...
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Hey BP,Quickbooks, is this the way to go?I have a REI business and am fairly new to it. I have only flipped houses thus far but I am very interested in Buy and Hold as well for 2016. The question I have is what is t...
So I am preparing to start my real estate journey as many people do...wholesaling. I have been broadly learning real estate and strategies for the past 2 years and am prepared to finally get some skin in the game. T...
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I'm looking to purchase an off-market duplex in the Twin Cities, west metro area. I was wondering if anyone on here has had success finding a house hack for themselves using direct mail and if so, what was your messag...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Groupies!
My name is Noah Jacobson, and I am BRAND NEW to the Bigger Pockets community and the world of real estate investing. A bit of background about myself: I just turned 25 years old, gradua...
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I am confused. I just started learning how to underwrite commercial real estate deals. The property that I was interested in last sold in 2019 for 2.5M and the property taxes have stayed relatively the same since. How...
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Guys,Looking for some guidance here. More or less closure in this instance. I am shopping around for Refi options in Ohio and am going back to my original Lender for help. Here are their comments:"If you pay cash f...