Eric James
Withdraw money from 403 (b) with penalty?
My current and past employers have 403 (b) retirement plans. I have put a certain percentage of my salary into the plan and they add 128%. The employer contributions became mine permanently after I worked at the jobs ...
Connor Heim
Looking for first deal -- searching tax records
Howdy!I'm a new-ish BP member and I'm looking to purchase a condo in Sarasota, Florida for personal use and to offer as a vacation rental. I've found a community that I like and that allows 1-week minimum rentals (pa...
Aneela Qamar
How to put an offer for wholesale
Hi my name is Aneela and I am in Katy, Tx. My husband and I recently invested some money in a workshop and then some. I have no experience in real estate while he is an architect and right now in construction manageme...
John Claborn
BRRRR Transaction With Zero Money Out of Pocket
Good morning! I wanted to share a story of the first rental our family purchased this past February. I owe it all to Bigger Pockets and the BRRRR strategy.My brother-in-law (realtor) found a house that was basically i...
Pratik P.
How to learn your market?
Hello BP'ers!I know that one of the most important things a new investor can do is to learn their local market. So over the past few months I've been watching every multifamily property that goes up on Loopnet in my a...
Amy Zemser
How much house can I afford?
Hi Bold and Brilliant Investors, I was wondering if anyone could help me figure out how much I can realistically afford. I've been up nights running numbers with various metrics, but it seems to me that I just don't ...
Angelica Rose
Buying Condo/Apartment Out of State as First Property: Good Idea?
Apologies if this is not the correct category. I'm extremely interested in purchasing real estate and renting out rooms for profit. I would ideally like to be a live in landlord (rent out the extra room or two), howev...
Cassandra J.
How do you compare conventional loan options?
Soon I'll be obtaining my first mortgage. I'm going the FHA route.I've done A LOT of shopping around. As I work to narrow in on my lender of choice, I've been surprised by how much the loan detail varies between them...
Michael Malloy
Can I remove tenant so that I can move in for a househack?
My wife and I live in Texas and have been trying to buy a multi-family (duplex or triplex) to house-hack for several months. On average, only like 1 or 2 per month come available on the MLS. Once they do, they general...
Jason Dillard
Where are the equity marketing post on BP?
I switched gears about 3 years ago and focused on equity marketing and exchanging. We still have apartments, offices, do single-family flips, and do some development. However, I have seen more opportunity at Equity m...