William Collins
2017 Goals and progress made from 4/2015 startting
Here is an accountability entry for progress towards my goals. My goal is to try to get to the point I have fully augmented my day job salary through either A) Breweries (as I love beer and own 20% of one now), or B)...
Jonathan Studdard
Best game plan for turning my cash into cash-flow?
I am trying to put an ideal game plan together to begin my journey in REI. My goal is to use the cash I have to achieve enough cash flow to cover my living expenses within a couple years (if it's even possible). If I ...
Scott Howell
Flip property or rental property
My main focus is going to be flipping for now. As I look for deals, my main issue is saying to myself, "would this be better off a rental?" What's the best metric for you in determining this?
Edward Shin
INSTALLMENT LAND CONTRACTS: what's the good, the bad, and the ugly?
I've recently been introduced to the strategy of selling property using an installment land contract. It's appealing for a number of reasons: the buyer gets equitable interest in a property, takes care of all repairs,...
Christopher Aleman
Will a cash-out refi business model work?
Reading through the forums has definitely gave me a lot of information and I finally feel that I am ready to take the leap, but wanted to see if any of you had any feedback on my prospective business model.I want to u...
Erick Ceppi
Hello from Sugar Land, Texas Bigger Pockets
Hello all!! I am a 44yr old married guy from Sugar Land, which is located southwest of Houston in Fort Bend County. I was recently laid off from a very good job managing oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. I have no re...
John Robinson
Vine City and Grove Park
Good evening investors,I've seen a few posts here about the Vine City and Grove Park areas. The area is clearly questionable, but it's hard to deny the obvious progress surrounding it. There are tons of apartments in ...
Kelen Weathers
New Property or Pay off Student Debt
So I own one rental property and I can cash out refinance and get $50,000. I'm a High School teacher and want to go from 2 units to 12 in the next 3-6 years. My wife has about $50,000 in student loans remaining. What ...
Thushara Gunasinghe
Using HELOC as the down payment for multiplex
I have about 150K in my HELOC and planing on using as my down payment for multiplex. My Concern is I may not be able to pay mortgage and HELOC from cash flow which is going to be very low due to price of houses in my ...
Christopher Davis
Loan amount and interest question over the long term
Hi, Newbie here. At the moment I am reading The Bigger Pockets book Rental Property Investing, getting the basics down. I am also starting to analyze some properties in a particular market. I have a general question a...