Spencer Tanaka
Cash-Out Refi Question and Need Some Help
Hi Everyone,My wife and I bought a duplex and started a renovation in early 2022. At that time we had a 3.8% interest rate and our intention was to BRRR the property once completed - well, right as the remodel was fin...
LaShawn Stephen
Starting out and looking for some input
Hello BP members!I am starting my journey of getting into long term rentals. I am focused on the Houston market currently and looking to buy 5 properties over the next 5 years or less. I currently have a home that was...
Ketul Sheth
Starting my real estate journey
Hi All, I am a real estate investor from San Jose, CA. I am exploring various markets to invest in for long term buy and hold rentals. My strategy is to invest in markets with strong future appreciation potential and ...
Emmanuel Mendez
First time Investor and home buyer. Looking at Raleigh, Durham
I have saved some money over time and i started looking for my first purchase in san diego. It's to expensive and i feel like i would get tied down for a while with the mortgage. Condos Appreciate maybe 4-8% a year. I...
Nicole Gullotti
New Member Intro (LA/Boston based)
Hi everyone!I am excited to be joining the Bigger Pockets community. I work in biotech on global clinical trials for the central nervous system- my specialty is in neurodegenerative diseases, specifically Alzheimer's ...
Lee Ratner
House Hack or Invest OOS?
Hi BP friends - I'm moving to San Diego for work and have been preparing and saving to start investing for quite some time. I have around $100k capital to invest, and I've prequalified for a loan up to $1.2m. Initiall...
Jon Q.
Lack of new housing nationally...
There is a lack of new housing nationally… and this will not be fixed by our government or anyone else anytime soon. FYI: the median cost of a house in the U.S. is currently $263,000http://www.politico.com/agenda/stor...
Herman Fox
Should I sell my Bay Area property to buy a house with cash in Phoenix?
I'm a late newbie RE investor and only own a primary residence with a family of two kids. We have about 600k equity in our Bay Area,CA house with another 650K left to pay on our 2.5% refinanced mortgage. I also hav...
Keith Davighi
New real estate investors looking for a little help
Hi Folks!After a long career in the IT industry I am focusing my attention on real estate investing. However, I'm challenged with trying to make the right decision on the first property so that I can maximize what li...
Chris Menne
Should I Sell or Rent Out?
I am considering moving out of state in the next year or so, and wanted to get some opinions on either selling my current house, or turning it into a long term rental. I don't own any rental property so this is all ne...