Toyin Dawodu
SKIN IN THE GAME- WHAT SKIN?
As the number of investors swell, so do the number of "so called hard money lenders" Since the recession, a lot of hard money lenders, or as I will call them, "pretend hard money lenders" ask you this question. How mu...
Alain Perez-Majul
Rentals: Debt and Leverage, Free-and-Clear, or Happy Medium
Hey guys! Surely this has been discussed before, but figured I'd start my own thread on this topic for convenience's sake (selfish, I know haha).
Although my active real estate business is wholesaling, my goal is to...
Daniel Tisdale
Buying a Rental Property that has negative cash flow in Austin
Hi,I have been presented with a very unique and rare opportunity to purchase the home right next door to me in a very hot neighborhood in Austin, TX. Because of this opportunity to potentially sell both lots to a deve...
Huimin Zhang
Hold or sell? Bay Area townhome
Hi everyone, I’m new to BP and feeling thrilled to discover this site! So, I got a problem that has been concerning for a while. We have purchased a townhome in Mountain View, California last year, and the final price...
Gerrit Stukkie
Lease Option vs Buy Hold Analysis
I have a newbie question.What differences are there in analyzing a lease option property versus combining buy and hold analysis with a flip analysis?I want to have LO as an exit strategy along with Flip and Hold.I kno...
Isaac Gwin
Worried I won’t be able to get in the market
So we all know the market is crazy right now - i don’t know much, read a couple books and have more I want to read. One year from graduating college. I keep seeing stuff over and over saying we’re due for a correction...
Kim Meredith Hampton
Service Animals, what's an owner to do?
I manage real estate for investors, and wanted to hear from the insurance brokers as to what your feel is for the growing number of "service Animals" in rental properties. The biggest concern that I have is that we ca...
David Hamilton
Unknown Truths About Financing Commercial & Multi-Family RE
Hello All,I am new to the Bigger Pockets forums but have been listening to the podcasts for several months now. Although I certainly get a TON of value from the platform already, I found that more sophisticated, nuanc...
John Michael Rico
CAN I HOUSE HACK WITHOUT LIVING IN IT?
Hi Guys! I am planning to buy a duplex using FHA loan so I can make a downpayment of 3.5%. Is it possible to keep the one unit vacant and not live in there? I just want to have the benefits of the low downpayment. (ho...
Karen Margrave
How do YOU define Commercial Real Estate?
What is your definition of Commercial Real Estate? I know many on BP consider Multi Family to be commercial R.E. Others believe that it's any real estate used for "business" purposes, still others consider any propert...