Justin Lichtle
House Hack a Duplex or Single Family?
I recently read Set for Life and am trying to use real estate to provide a passive income stream. I just graduated college in May and my wife and I live in an apartment within half a mile of both of our jobs. It seems...
Tyler Bullis
Buying a duplex and renting out the other half
Hi my my names Tyler and I'm a 19 year old looking for a duplex that I can live in and rent the other half out. I'm In the carpenter Union so I can do a lot of work myself. Just wondering the pros and cons of doing th...
Luke Siecinski
Should I use HELOC to invest in STR?
Hello,I'm trying to invest in some STRs in the Gulf Shores market. Pretty much my only option (unless I want to seek outside investors) to be able to afford a down payment is to use the equity in my home. I've been wo...
Joshua Hopping
Columbus, Ohio - Rookie Checking In
Hey all,Born and raised just outside of Dayton, Ohio - I've been a Buckeye all my life. I finally landed in Columbus in 2016 when I took a job in the City's Finance Department. Having secured a (relatively) cheap co...
Ayodeji Kuponiyi
Analyzing Apartments, am I missing something?
I'm sure someone can help me with this. I've read many books on commercial and multi-family properties. I understand using the 1% rule of thumb to see if a property is worth looking into deeper as well as the 50% rule...
Marlon Imbert
New Investor from Central New Jersey. Question about financing.
Hey everyone I am extremely excited to stumble across the BP Podcast and community. I've been interested in real estate for some time and have been saving up for a down payment and reading as much material as i can ge...
Jack Jones
How to get started/mentor seeking.
Hey all,My name is Jack Jones and I am 22 yeas old and was in the army from May 2013-May 2017. I have just gotten settled back in my hometown of Vancouver , Washington and my baby boy was born on June 23rd :). So life...
Mark Gibbs
Hello BP members
Hi everyone, newbie to bigger pockets here. My name is Mark Gibbs, reaching out from Seattle, Washington. I've been involved with real estate construction and investing for about 14 years. Stepped away for a while to...
Stephen G.
CONTINGENCY CLAUSES: An Advice and Discussion Post...
Hello Everyone,Thank you for taking the time to read this post. I'm currently in the market for purchasing another investment property (multifamily) and am looking for good contingency clauses to insert into the sales...
Karthik Jayaraman
Planning to sell my condo. Right decision ?
Here's my math -https://imgur.com/Tszgg4TWhy I should sell. ?
I am getting only 1.5% returns without taking into account the equity building portion.Mortgage tax write off is 0 as I currently pay mortgage on my prima...