Aaron Duplex
How are you doing with your rentals? Happy your still a landlord?
With everything going on are you happy or have you ever been happy while being a landlord?
Jian Zheng
New to real estate, from Queens, NY
Hi BP community!
Glad to meet everyone on BP, it's been a while since I've found such an active forum community. I'm completely new to real estate. Been settling into my job for the last year, and looking to...
Minna Folkman
House hacking in San Francisco
Hi BP,Does anyone have experience in house hacking in SF? I'm interested in buying a duplex built after 1979 and planning on occupying the bigger unit as primary residence. The duplex is being delivered vacant, with t...
Blake Burnett
Which type of real estate is better long distance?
I am currently in the military and stationed in Newport News, VA. I am looking at purchasing either a small single family home (which I would finance through a conventional loan or through a contact I have who offers ...
Phillip Lee
Turn my duplex into a vacation rental?
Good morning everyone,
I have listened to the podcasts on the vacation homes and read a few posts from members doing vacation rentals.
I currently have a duplex in Pensacola, FL in the heart of the city about 25 m...
Bud Dwyer
San Diego or Phoenix?
I'm about to sell my condo in downtown San Diego and should end up with around $130k after costs. I plan on doing a 1031 exchange to buy more investment propertie(s).I was planning on buying about 3 triplexes or quad...
Spencer Fuller
House Hacking, Section 121 Exclusion, & 1031 Exchange
Hello,I would like to understand how the section 121 exclusion and 1031 exchange could be applied to a 3 bedroom condo that I own. I lived in the condo as a primary residence for two and a half years, so therefore qua...
Thomas Kayes
Investing in Chicago Condos
I have been given conflicting advice:Buy condos! When I told him that my fiance and I wanted to put some money in real estate for the first time, a family friend -- who is a long-time Chicago banker specializing in re...
Will Mejia
Chicago - Equity and Credit Score enough to buy a property?
Currently I own 2 duplexes that I rent out. I have some equity in them.
I live elsewhere and rent. I now want to buy a 3rd property perhaps a condo so the money I pay monthly goes to my own property. But another opt...
Robert Bates
How to intelligently use your VA benefits more than once?
Hi I just want to thank you all in advance for your help,My question is I purchased a duplex using my VA benefits back in January of 2015, I bought the property for $220,000. My agent believes the property is now wort...