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Hi, I am a mid-40s, full time software developer in the Boston area. Instead of letting our saving depreciate in bank, we would like to invest them in real estate to combat inflation while we can create extra cashflow...
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I only began educating myself a couple of months ago here, I have learned a lot and I know I have much more too learn (there is always more to learn!). I have been fairly successful in my W2 career, not always happy ...
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Ok, obviously I should buy the house, right? Why would anybody buy a co-op?Well…. the situation is not so black and white.My wife and I recently had our first baby! She’s a one year old girl now 😃 We’ve been living wi...
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Ive been struggling with the following situation and would love other's input. What i've been reading so far regarding house hacking seems to not address the following situation. I live in NYC where we all know its a ...
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Hello BP,I am newer investor with a duplex and have moved to the Maryland area in the last few months for a new job opportunity. I am looking at investing in, buy and hold properties in Columbia MD area as well as the...
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Hi there,We invested back in 2012 in Tampa and we sold all our portfolio after having changed our PM and be hugely disappointed with him.We're looking a new place to invest around 400-500k$.We had in Tampa several Sin...
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Aloha BP community! My name is Mike and I am currently stationed and living on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. I'm so excited to have found this site and have been taking in as much knowledge as possible over the cours...
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Has anyone had luck securing conventional financing for 4 family properties with less than 25% down?If you happen to have a lender contact in St. Louis, please pass it on.Thanks,Dan
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Hi all,Been a BP pod listener for the last few months and am pushing myself to be more active here as well. Getting a bit tired of my current job (first out of college) given the demanding hours and really motivated t...
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I’m very thankful for BP and the people on it, I read it many times a day and my learning has been exponential.
Background:
I’m 26, almost 2 years out of school, married no kids and I own my own home that was purchas...