Caleb Scott
Should I buy instead of rent for a 2 year period, and cash out my equity at the end?
Me and my girlfriend need to be in town for 2 more years before moving for her masters degree program. We have saved up a down payment living with parents, and are ready to move in. Should we just rent? My family said...
Angelo Revercomb
Using an FHA loan on a multi family unit?
Hey!
I wanted to reach out and see if anyone had any experience getting a multifamily unit using an FHA loan.
Specifically,
1) How does the process work?
2) Do you find a property and pitch the “idea” to a bank?
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Kat McReynolds
Hello from Asheville
Hello BP folks, I am an event producer turned construction management student that got into the BP podcast during monotonous shifts of painting, sanding, etc., at my previous job. You can only listen to a good music p...
Garan Kama
New BP member from SoCal (Los Angeles area)
Hey what's up all. My name is Garan and I currently reside in the Long Beach area of Southern California. I was born and raised in Hawaii and made my way to California after a short 4-year service in the USAF. I'm ...
Will Bert
Need help with a tenant
Hi BP I received this text message below today from my tenant. Here is some info on the situation. Her lease has been over for 2yrs now so she is on a month to month lease. In her lease it stated she had access to the...
Lawrence L.
House hacking my CPA says don't claim rental income
I have a one family house renting out the top living in the basement. My CPA says when I file I should not file showing the rental income because if I want to sell then I will not get the 250,000 tax free allowance. I...
Alexandra E Aponte
We bought our 1st home & found out we hate living in the suburbs!
Hello BP!I'm pretty new to BP forums, and so far have just posted in the "Welcome to BP section". Thanks for all who welcomed me by the way!Here's our situation: My husband and I just purchased our first home (in sout...
Jessica Frasier
Beginner Not Sure Where to Start
Hi everyone!I'm brand new to the idea of investing and I have been diligently researching the basics thanks to BP!I live right outside of Washington DC so I plan on investing in properties further away because of the ...
Brandon Proctor
Starting out need help.
Hello BP I'm sure I'm the least experience and know the least about REI. I have been reading numerous forums about starting out in RE for the past few days and I must say I am very excited in trying my hand in this bu...
Scott Trench
Should Early Retirees Take Advantage of Gov't Benefits?
So I've got a controversial topic to throw out to the BP community. On many recent posts I've seen online, I see members of the Financial Independence Community (no BiggerPockets members that I've seen thus far) talk ...