Jeremy Williams
What would you do with these circumstances?
quick back story: Self employed RE Broker in Greater Seattle Wa, my wife is a w2 employee, 133k HELOC, 50k COH, looking to acquire first investment through brrrr, flip and/or short term (airbnb) most likely out of sta...
Sam Leon
Conversion of a tenant to month-to-month
Have a bit of a unique situation.
Got a tenant in a SFR 3/2 property. When he first rented the place he just got divorced and was looking for a place. He is the only occupant other than weekend visits by a ...
Sam Shapiro-Kline
New Member in LA Looking for 1st Investment / House Hack
Hi All,I'm new to real estate investing, based on the westside of Los Angeles. Part of my motivation is seeing the impact of housing scarcity and affordability in California.Currently exploring 'lower cost' entry poin...
Robin Thornton
Returning Newbie Chugging Along In Need of Advice on 2 Properties
Hello BP!
I am a longtime newbie finally taking action. Yay me!
Property #1 - I have a semi-detached SFH in Baltimore, Maryland that will be ready for a tenant by May 1st or sooner. I live out of state. The nei...
Nate Wiger
Affordable / bonus ADU program in San Diego
I've been looking into the low income bonus ADU program and it seems if you buy a reasonably priced SFR with a good sized yard, you can construct at least 2 but up to an almost unlimited number of ADUs in a transit pr...
Rob K.
Landlord pays heat - lock the thermostat?
I looked at a sixteen unit multi family today. It consists of two buildings. There are a total of three gas boilers for heat. The landlord pays heat and water, but each apartment has it's own electric meter and then t...
Jon Klaus
401K or rental portfolio?
Hypothetically, which would you rather have?A 401K worth $500,000, currently invested in index funds, but easy to convert to other securities or cash. Or10 single family homes worth $1,000,000 with $700k worth of mort...
Michael Encoy
Refinancing options on forever-home turned rental.
Hello BP. Somewhat of a newbie here and would definitely appreciate any insight.
My wife and I purchased a home in 2015 as our forever-home for $520K, current guestimated (zillow) at around $625K, with a balance of ...
Travis Athougies
Interested in buying in the Portland area
After a few years away, my wife and I have moved back to the Portland area with our baby girl. We're hoping to buy a duplex or a detached SFH with an ADU/mother-in-law apartment. We want a walkable enough neighborhood...
Jason Brooks
House hacking primary residence avoid capital gains, Tax strategy
I have a home in the bay area that i bought with a conventional loan. i have about 150k in equity in the home and i am renting rooms. how can i pull out the equity in the house in order to convert my home from a prima...