Jacob Miller
Roth IRA and First Time Homeowner
Would like to get the opinion of members on their experience using Roth IRA funds as a first time homeowner. Is it true that if you are a first time homeowner you can use money from a Roth IRA for a down payment? Can ...
Raheem Mills
Should I Sell or Keep for My First Rental Property
This is my first forum post on Bigger Pockets. I'm brand new to real estate investing. My wife and I currently have a Townhouse with close to $40k in equity. We would like to purchase a single family home for more roo...
Raja Carmi
Exclusion of capital gain (2 out of 5 year) question
Dear community,My wife bought a condo in September of 2015 and lived in it until October of 2017 (a little over 2 years). She moved in with me in October and rented out the condo starting January 27th, 2018. The lease...
Powell Slinkard
Turning Large Garage into Secondary Suite
Hello All,I wanted to post this "idea" of mine and gather everyones feedback. The neighborhood in which my aunt lives has decent size land plots, my aunts house is approximately 4000 sq. ft. In addition to this she ha...
Chad Summy
First Timer How to Finance with no cash up front
I'm looking to understand financing options when having no cash in hand. So let me explain a bit. My house was purchased/Reno'd with a family members money (150K total), in which I am paying back but its at 0% intere...
Matthew Thompson
Fixing and buying a house from a family member
Hi All! I am very new to this and looking to get a start in this fascinating world of investing. I am looking for a bit of advice and some leads for right now. My father recently passed away and left my step mom with ...
Taylor Thorne
Should I keep my first house as a rental property?
I own a house in Aurora, CO that I bought in 2016 for $251,000. I have been using it successfully as a house hack with 3 tenants while I have been attending nursing school. I will be graduating in May 2022 and plan on...
Steve Ehrman
Great Tenant lost her job. How can we help?
We have a good tenant. She takes care of the place, watches out for other tenants, and has paid on time. Her company went OOB and stills owes employees some back pay.The tenant has applied for rent assistance, but s...
Mychal Raynes
Almost paid it all
How would you guys recommend dealing with a tenant who is a family member and 100$ behind on rent and just brought a dangerous dog breed to live with him on the property? I don't want to ruin the relationship but I th...
Cody Barrett
Managing/Tracking points of contact w/ Tenant.
I have read many suggestions in landlording books that it is smart to note every contact point one has with their tenants to help "paint a picture" for a judge if one had to go to court. I just signed my first tenant...