Christian D.
Moving, should I sell or keep and rent out my home?
Hi All,
Quick backstory: I'm currently in the process of learning/preparing to be a buy and hold rental property investor. I've been reading, saving money to invest, etc, and had the goal of obtaining my first invest...
Donny Frusciante
Down payment of 160k or 0 down and invest the 160k?
Hello,We recently sold our house and made a net of around 160k...we now have a contract on a new house and I am trying to figure out how I should finance this new house. Is it recommended to put 160k down on the new h...
Bruce Woodruff
Is this a new trend?
So, I'm looking for a STR for an upcoming weekend, and I really don't think I have noticed this before - to this extent. Fees are way up. The nightly rates are fine, but when you look at the total, everyone is adding ...
Dale Rast
Could anyone Debunk this Article?
This article is pretty much destroying every claim I learned the past few months about self-directed IRA and its use for real estate investing . Any thoughts on the matter ?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lawrencelight/...
Jackson Long
Is hard money a myth?
So we hit a snag on our last round of financing and are looking to buy some time and comfort with a hard money loan. I am making calls and having conversations and these pretty much feel like regular loans but with c...
Nicholas Kurowski
1st Property - Analysis Paralysis?
Hello BP. This is my first post but I have been following the forum for a few weeks now. I am a new investor in the Philadelphia area interested in Buy/Hold with multi family dwellings. The deal I'm considering is on ...
Patrick Sullivan
Newbie from South East Michigan
Hello everybody, I'm new here on the Bigger Pockets site and to the world of REI in general. I've completed school and work full-time as an Aircraft Mechanic. With my current career I have a lot of free time/days off-...
Bryan Kurtz
Guidance for new investor from CA
Hello all,
I recently joined the bigger pockets community and have really enjoyed the amount of information and tools here available to make investing in real estate easier. I am looking to make an active switch in m...
Michael Cerny
Max offer on a Texas SFH
SFH in established, nice, stable Houston neighborhood.
Asking Price: 170k
Rent Comps: 1650/month (19800/year)
NOI: 9603 with 50% rule after 3% vacancy allowance
I'm assuming 25% down with 6% on the balance.
House...
S Man
Real REO success & failure stories
A while back there was a helpful thread where people talked about actual, specific experiences with REO's. Many of these stories ended in banks not accepting the offers (which is good information because a lot of peo...