Austin Phelps
What would you do in my position? Feeling like we're ready
My wife and I (both 27) currently live in Cape Canaveral/Cocoa Beach, FL and make about 250k a year combined with a net worth of about 250k as well. We're looking to begin investing in real estate to increase our inco...
Nolan Mahoney
Seller Financing? FHA? 5% Down Fannie mae?
Lokking to buy first house hack Beggining of March. I really hope intrest rates drop by then because no residential multifamily works at 7% with FHA or 5%. This brings me to seller finance. I like the flexability that...
Lisa Lavie
Newbie ready to learn :)
Hey,My name is Lisa Perez & I have a passion for real estate! I joined BP a few days ago & have been reading & learning so much from all of you. :) I'm just getting started in real estate investing. I hav...
Jason Krick
Lease Option--Is it the best option for this deal?
I am going to be meeting with a distressed seller about solving her problem with an upcoming sheriff sale. The property is currently listed as a short sale. My plan is to purchase it, and then sell it back to her, p...
Jacob Butler
legality and morality
I had an idea the other day, and I was just trying to touch base to see how other people feel about it, basically it entails, having a friend or partner low ball a property harshly that way when you give your offer (w...
Elad Messing
over 90 days of rental being vacant - any advice?
Hi Everyone!We have a 4 bedroom single family rental in Plano, TX that have been vacant now for 90 days (!). We haven’t had any issues renting it out in the past, therefore we do not understand why we struggling this ...
Steven Maduro
Help I need to bump rents $ 200
Hello bigger pockets familyI have a problem My areas rents have increased far past my own mentality In assessing the valuesI have properties in Decatur GaZillow and rent ometer say that I should be charging 900-1300 o...
Account Closed
Am I calculating Cash Flow incorrectly or did I buy bad deals?
I own a couple rental properties and only recently found the world of BiggerPockets! What a game changer.. I wish I had found it 4 years ago before I started buying lol. Anyways, I read/hear about people cash flowing ...
Steven Taylor
rents going up
For those of us that have been doing this for a long time (25) years its crazy to see how much the rents have gone up in the last 5 years. When I started I had a 2 bedroom for $495 a month it took 20 years to get that...
DeWitt Gibson
Fannie Mae tightens lending standards on Investment Homes
We have been discussing this at my office all day. I don't know much as this point, but here's what I know: "Fannie Mae is tightening the underwriting criteria for second homes and investment properties, the governmen...