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A couple of weeks ago, I was at a local car wash waiting for my truck, & I called a mortgage broker about some info I sent him to get pre-qualified for a loan. A man standing nearby overheard part of my conversati...
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Main Questions: What does it mean to "breakeven" when renting out a room in your property? Is it worth it to invest in your own property in an expensive city like NYC? Or do you think one should focus on "real investi...
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Investment Info:
Single family rowhouse fix & hold investment in Baltimore, MD.
Purchase price: $65,900Cash invested: $35,000Rent: $1,400
What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?
Baltimore i...
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Hey everyone,I just signed up for bigger pockets and I am interested in getting started in real estate investing. I just finished reading 'How to Invest in Real Estate' and frankly, the book left me with more question...
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Hello people of bp, i am in the sf bay area and in the process of purchasing my first home. Through the pre approval i come to find out i am about 30k short in available funds in my account , and cant deposit the diff...
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Hello everyone, I am a new landlord with little experience and wanted to get some insight on a rent increase I am planning on my rental home. It hast been 2 yrs since the tenant moved in and assuming they want to sing...
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Would greatly appreciate input as this is my first investment property and my nest eggs going into it.
Stats on the place: 2/1 with a completely detached 1/1+office, back lot ADU and detached garage. Main house is 1...
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My name is Erere,I join BP 2020 with the intention to learn about the best investment strategy in real estate ,I realized then that I can only start with multi family for house hacking and my job then was not up to 2...
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I am currently in the process of saving up for the total costs (dp/closing/reserve) for my first house hack. I was wondering for those who have a house hacked or are currently saving in the process, what would you rec...
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I wanted to see if there was anyone doing direct marketing campaigns, building a lead website, or wholesaling internationally. I've been thinking of doing this in Central or South America in order to find vacation ren...