In today's New York Times: Remote Appraisals of Homes Could Reduce Racial Bias - The New York Times (nytimes.com)My initial take is that this is a sound move by Fannie and Freddie to address a real issue.  If it helps...

Hi everyone,
My partner and I are just taking the first steps towards our real estate investment journey. We have our stable day jobs but we envision a different lifestyle that we currently have. For about 6 months w...

A couple of random questions.

When a new banker pulls your credit, does it actually show the amount in the Checking and Savings accounts? I have a few (old accounts a couple hundred bucks) accounts with zero activity...

Hello everyone. I am new to investing and getting very close to finally getting my feet wet. Over the last couple of years my mindset has turned 180 degrees and I now look for investments rather than higher paying mor...

After months ... well, maybe a year, of lurking, I've submitted my "introduction" post and made a few other small contributions to some of the fora.

Now I've sat down to raise the questions responsible for my being h...

Quick background: I have decided to start building a portfolio of rental properties (multi family) mostly in the Boston area for now. After acquiring a couple of 6 and 7 family - 600K properties, I realized it is quit...

Hello BP community, I would like to share my story about my first investment property. It's a longer post than The strategy I chose is a live-in rehab house hack duplex. My journey into real estate investing has been ...

Hello BPers,I recently met with an experienced realtor who worked for a larger RE brokerage in Arizona that after a decade or more experience remains under the impression that a (non- licensed) investor cannot pay a...

Has anyone used an all in one on their primary residence (or not used it and are willing to share why)? I know the interest rate is higher than a 30-year fixed but it might be advantageous to pay down interest.
Thoug...

I've been actively using BiggerPockets for over a while, have been educating myself and attending a lot of networking events. All have proved helpful but still feel like I need some additional support. I've met plenty...