Tim Youse
Noob from Baltimore - sell or rent?
Hello BP. I'll get right to the point. Bought a house in Baltimore City in 2005 (about a year before the bubble burst) with very little down. Fast forward 10 years, the house is underwater, but fortunately the market ...
Gregory Coppola
Refinance riddle - $200/month in savings not enough?
I'm currently house-hacking a triplex in Philadelphia. I want to refinance to a lower rate, and thus lower my monthly mortgage payments. The loan officer is telling me financially it doesn't make sense for me to refin...
Brandon Schlichter
Making a rental business better
I know it's pretty generic, but still something I want to figure out.I already run a rental business, mostly low end property in my section of Ohio, however we do have plenty of properties in nicer areas. The nicer pr...
Cameron Mac
Property Not Renting
Hello BP Family,I apologize if this was asked before, I searched and couldn't find anything, but I'm sure this is a common concern.My hypothetical question: What direction do you take, when you have an empty rental pr...
James Free
Cash-out refinancing as a cash flow strategy?
Hello BP,Fairly new here, and I had a thought that I want to run by the group. It feels like there ought to be something wrong with this, but I'm not sure what it is.Suppose you're at the stage of life where you're re...
Sonny Sacks
Using FHA, USDA, or 203k
Hey everybody. Never bought a home before and want to use the advantages of that to buy my first property that can hopefully generate cash flow. I live in LA County and prices here are insane. Looking on Zillow it loo...
Rochelle Flowers
Info on South City, St. Louis
Hey BP members,I am in contact with seller from St. Louis who is looking to sell their property located in the South City area. I did a quick search on the forums and it's looking like the neighborhood is iffy. Can ...
Guenevere F.
Hi Everyone! I’m New here & super excited!
Hi everyone! I’m Guenevere and I’m new to Bigger Pockets! I’m so excited to be here and learn from all of you. I work as a property manager in my 9 to 5 and see the power of real estate! I’m ready to start investing i...
Jack Brethauer
SC property tax strategy for out of state investor
Hi folks - South Carolina (Greenville, Spartanburg, Columbia, etc) looks like a great market for buy-and-hold rentals but the property taxes are prohibitive for out of state investors. By my research about 6% of as...
Philip Beckwith
Appealing property taxes
Does anybody have any tips on how to successfully appeal property taxes? We bought a property that we feel is assessed by the our local government too high. Our strongest case is that our bank appraisal says it should...