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Hi BP, Am a newbie investor looking to househack by buying a duplex as my primary residence in Northern NJ (looking for towns with good public districts, low crime, commutable to Manhattan). Have been looking into FHA...
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(((Read the Title if you want the cut down version.)))I've been thinking thinking things over for the past few months, and I have come to the conclusion that this is what I want to do. I have to save up some money tho...
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I'm looking to get started investing Milwaukee with my wife buying a fixer upper multi-family. The FHA 203k loan seems like a great product for us. I'm looking for a checklist of best practices for the loan process. A...
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Hi everyone.I'd like to reintroduce myself. I'm a full time rehabber from Milwaukee Wisconsin. I've been flipping properties full time for 7 years now. Currently looking to increase my flipping business from one a mon...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Phila.
Purchase price: $359,900
Cash invested: $110,000
While purchasing my duplex house hack, I was contacted by an agent...
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What are the best areas to invest in in Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas? I am looking to purchase my first property shortly and plan to purchase a duplex and house-hack the other unit. I am newer to Allegheny Cou...
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My husband and I relocating from Dallas, TX to Fort Wayne, IN. Already started our pre-licensing courses and should have that done before moving.
Anyone here in Fort Wayne, IN?
What is the market like? Currently, w...
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Hello BP community! As the title says I am new to BP and Real Estate Investing. in addition to that, I am also new to the Katy/Houston area in Texas. My wife and I moved here from Chicago in 2018 after having our firs...
A brief summary of me and my situation;I’m a 21 year old kid from Michigan, currently netting $32,000/yr from two different jobs, plus an additional $3,000-7,000/yr from side hustles. (I’m a chef, and I help maintain ...
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We're planning on getting pre-approved for a loan here in the next 5 months. We're both disabled veterans, so we have the VA loan available to us with reduced fees. We're trying to decide if we should do 3% down and d...