High interest rates are stopping you from investing, so what do you do? Wondering how to prepare for a recession if one hits soon? Should you sell your rentals and pocket some cash, or will you regret dumping your per...
Harnessing the power of data gives you an enormous advantage in your real estate investing journey, allowing you to discover up-and-coming markets or find deals that are flying under the radar. While crunching the num...
Andrew Koster
Building wealth w/ 4 rentals in San Jose.
I am going to try and keep this somewhat short yet detailed as much as possible. My family's portfolio includes three homes located in Little Portugal in San Jose. The first unit is a 2/1 SFH on .40 of an acre with a ...
Jay Griffiths
New Investor - looking for markets and brokers/prop mgrs
Hi all!Joined BP about a week ago and have spent the past week digesting info here and elsewhere. I have only owned one investment property (residence turned rental) which I sold at a great time, and now looking to g...
Brian Jameson
strategy for refi of 8 single family homes
I had the good fortune to buy several homes in texas and california between 2010-2013 .I financed the deals with private money and figured I would hold for 5-7 years.I have changed course and want to hold these proper...
Richard White
Using my offer as leverage??
Hello, all, I've been reading BP for a bit, but this is my first post. My girlfriend and I are investing in short-term rentals. We have been burned by two different transactions where the seller used our offer to driv...
Nicholas Falcone
New to Real Estate Investment + Market Research
Hi Everyone,A Friend and I are looking to partner up in order to purchase our first Real Estate Investment. We decided on buying a rental property and since we are open to long distance investing, now comes the decis...
Gary M.
Q. owner financing strategy
I just came back from the mortgage brokers and found out that without 10% + closing costs I'm out of luck for the time being. As I see it now I need to find a private lender.
That said I have 2 questions about a pot...
Austin Haley
Bank loan or Hard/Private money loan?
Hello all!I am a long time listener of the BiggerPockets Podcast but I have yet to use the forums. That being said, I hope this is in an appropriate category. I appreciate any input and thank you for your time! Here i...
Serges Lemo
Lease extension on a newly acquired property
Hello BP community,I recently bought a rental property with long term tenants in it. They had been signing lease extension with the previous owner for several years. One tenant's lease needs to be renewed soon. Can I ...