Mike Montanye
Looking for advice on our first rental...
My wife and I decided a few months ago that we would buy a rental property. We took out a $50K HELOC that we will be using for our down payment and reserve.
We live in upstate NY, so we are looking to invest out of s...
Stefanie Jensen
Mortgage vs. paying off a property
Someone recently posted about paying off your properties versus holding a mortgage and leveraging. I know that a lot of money could be made long-term through leveraging. I choose not to do it because my business model...
Justin Shepherd
401k Withdrawal to start RE investing
Hey everyone! I am new to real estate investing and wanted to run something by you. I am not set on it, but have considered making a 401k withdrawal to start investing in real estate. I own my house currently, but hes...
Douglas Larson
77K return . . . but I wouldn't do it again!
Older home with great bones built in 1942 - needed full remodel.Purchase price: 235k - short saleProjected costs and time: 45k and 3-4 months.Actual renovation & carry costs $86k and 8 months of work.Commissions/c...
Nick Dunin
What is the best way to evaluate repairs needed?
I have no rehab/construction experience. I dont know what jobs cost what. Im pretty much a newbie!
I think I've come up to what I think may be a good opportunity for a rehab flip. What is the best way for someone ...
Greg Goforth
Alaska Rental Property + Part-time Residence
Hello, BP Community!
I am new to real estate investing and I am interested in purchasing property in South-Central AK to be used as both a rental and a part-time residence. I am considering either an STR (e.g. AirBnB...
Diane Menke
setting up our RE investing company & looking for feedback
Today our domain name was locked in and some initial data placed there.
Photos of our sturdy not glamorous rental props will follow next week or so, along with tenant support information.
Props for sale will be sh...
Alexander Quan
Realtor in the process of purchasing my first duplex - advice plz
Hi Biggerpockets world!I am a realtor looking to purchase my first duplex. Property has two units that can be rented out for 1800-2200/month. There is also a garage that was converted to 3 units with tenants paying $4...
David Zocchi
Rentals: Is Sacramento - or even California - worth it?
This is my first post on the forum, though I've read most of the threads and I attend most of the webinars and listen to the podcast. Trying to get my brain fully around the many options for REI, and there's a lot to ...
Rachel Degennaro
ready to buy 3rd property, 15 or 30 year?
So, I did the housing hack, buy a duplex, live in one, rent the other out, and it's going really well so far, I'm super happy I finally took the plunge.I got an insane deal on the duplex, although it did need some wor...