Gabriel Craft
Passive investing: Multifamily vs REIT
If you had $25,000 - $100,000 to invest passively would you rather buy shares in a REIT or put money into a syndication as a limited partner (LP)? Pretend you are a busy professional with $200-400k income (like a mid-...
Anita Parsa
Scare me! What are the risks I need to be aware of before REI?
I'm actively searching for my first multi-family property which I plan to have professionally managed. The market I'm shopping is solid (not hot, but solid) with good rent prices relative to purchase price with good ...
Rich Rodman
What’s the real downside of a market crash?
Hey BP community!
I own a few units in Cleveland and live in San Francisco. I was rather young for the 2008 crash so I don’t have the hands on experience in a down market.
What is the realistic downside of a marke...
David Jenkins
Should I Refi or stay put?
I purchased a 3rd rental property in Los Angeles last year -- A SFR in a booming area I got off market for really cheap. It kind of came out of nowhere, so to obtain the property I got a conventional loan for 80% -- t...
Connie Tang
LLC for Investment Property
Hello!
I am a newbie investor, just getting into the game (scared sh*tless).
I need some advice about whether or not to create an LLC for my investment property purchase. I've heard from several people that you shou...
Elliot Criss
First Deal, Duplex in Charlotte North Carolina
Hello Bigger Pockets Community,My name is Elliot Criss and I am new to the BP forums. I have watched numerous podcasts, read numerous blog posts, and attended a few of Brandon's webinars. The last webinar was on deal ...
Loren Thomas
Please criticize this hypothetical path to get started
As of late I've been trying to figure the best option to get going in rental properties. What follows is a hypothetical path that I'd like input on from people smarter and more seasoned than myself.I'm leaving a lot o...
Jon Horton
$450k. Ideas on how to invest it
Scenario: $450k to investBackground: Currently have 7 SFH rentals (turnkey purchase) that are currently financed with 1 commercial loan (so that I could get HELOC to pay off house and car notes quickly) and 1 tear do...
Rod Merriweather
Trying to Scale- Lending Help Needed
Hi everyone, Need some advice. I currently have 3 rentals and my offer on a 4th was excepted yesterday 11-19-2024. My dilemma is that one of my properties is worth about $400K and I owe ($40k on a HELOC & $50K on ...
James Edmister
Pay down student loans faster or buy our first property?
Ok, I have read through the student loans posts and didn't see anything quite like our situation, so I figured I'd lay it out and see what you all thought.My wife and I have about $230K in combined student loan debt. ...