Jonathan Fuchs
How does leveraging (refinancing) work in practice?
Hello BP,My wife and I own one rental income property (outright, San Diego) and are looking to invest in a second or more (Houston area) to increase cash flow. I have been reading the forum posts on the debate between...
Ryan Copeland
Duplex for 1st Deal | Should I Buy???
Hello BP,
I could use some help on determining what to offer for this duplex. I don't know if there is a rule of thumb for what to offer, I think I read in a post that an investment offer should be 30% off ARV - rep...
Michael C.
Should I sell my duplex? Or refinance and hold
Numbers Bought it for 175,000 a couple years backDown payment was 18,000 plus 20,000 fix upNow I owe 135,000 , it just got appraised for 242,000 , in this market I could sell it for 250,000One side covers the mortgage...
Jeff Prather
Buying a Duplex to house hack
I'm just starting out. I'm in Nashville and am interested in buy and hold small multi-family. Ideally I'd buy a duplex, live in one unit and rent the other to cover my living expenses. I'm keeping my 9-5. To put it ho...
Ashley Sliwa
Full time or part time ?
Hey everyone ! I have been doing a lot of research , attending webinars and reading books. I am just curious, when you were starting out , did you have another full time job or do you think this Is something you need ...
Paul Savage
Newbie (kinda) from Louisville, KY
So I'm not technically a newbie to Bigger Pockets (been following BP for about 6 months now), but I never did an introduction when I first joined and Bigger Pockets really helped me close on my first rental property a...
Colleen Martin
Distance from property as first-time landlords
Hello!My husband and I are negotiating what could potentially be an awesome deal for a 6-unit rental property. Obviously there are a lot of financial aspects to this decision that we are working through, but I have a ...
David T.
Have you worked with odesk?
Has anyone got experience of hiring and working with people on odesk?
Laura Levine
Almost done with first major reno - looking for feedback
Good morning,As I sit here buying yet more construction supplies for the last finishes for our first major renovation, I'm feeling pretty overwhelmed with how the numbers are adding up. So I thought I would post abo...
David Robertson
Hiring a laborer for first rehab-what do I need to do?
My younger brother will likely be doing some of the general labor around my first rehab project. He is going to likely be using some of his hours towards his internship program at school to graduate. I'm curious, wh...