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Hi everybody!It's my first post here in BiggerPockets. My name is Shai and I'm an out of state investor in Pittsburgh.I was looking for a while for a rental property and just found one in a great area with great numbe...
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What's up BiggerPockets! First post here. I have a question for you folks.In 2020 I bought a duplex for $300,000 with my VA loan at 100% LTV. Last year I refinanced it with the IRRRL at 2.25%. In the last few months t...
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Hello, I recently got a $500,000 (full equity) condo in California and $200,000 cash. I am 21, have a 751 credit score. No Job, but planning to get a Computer Science degree as a margin of safety & then use it to ...
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Hey BP.
I am exhausted. But I am stoked to say between all of your help as a community I finally closed a couple weeks ago on my first deal, a 4plex in Bakersfield. I will be self managing from San Diego and once al...
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Hello fellow BP'ers. Recently I have bought a duplex in Madison WI as my first investment and am looking to keep the train rolling. I work a lot of hours at my job and I have eliminated most expenses in my life. I hav...
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Anyone out there doing a successful house_hack in the San Antonio area? It seem like every deal I look the mortgage is too much for moving in, most of then I have to pay half of the mortgage and I'm looking to pay lit...
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Hey Guys,
So i was reading a really interesting article on FORBES the other day, and it was about how many of these real estate TYCOONS did over there careers.
The interview/articles featured people such Sam Zell, ...
Have at it! :mrgreen:
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Hello All, I am trying to make sense of something that keeps being brought up on numerous investment media I have listened to or watched on youtube, but I just don't understand the reason behind it that makes it bette...
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1.) you find a house that needs some work
2.) you contact the owner, find out he is motivated, throw him a lowball which leaves plenty of room for you to make your assignment fee and make an investor a good bit of ca...