Ed Wood
How the new Jan 10 mortgage guidelines effected buying power
This is a sample with a 4.5% rate 30 year fixed payment qualification includes tax and insurance and $500 in borrower monthly debt (car, credit cards...) DTI ratios at 43% after Jan 10 and 50% before Jan 10
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Red Peterson
Yay or Nay (purchasing a 4unit rental)
4 - 1BR property up for sale. Very old bldng and dated. Seen this property on and off market since 2015. Tenants are long term been there 4yrs and up (and get along), and one is less than a yr. If I do 15yr mortgage, ...
Sebastian King
First Investment Analysis?
I'm hoping I might be able to get some help analyzing a 4plex property I'm considering. This would be my first real estate purchase ever.
The property is vacant, its bank owned and on the market for 180k (...
Keith Bloemendaal
I'm a home builder but want to build my own portfolio: Buy and Hold or Build and Hold?
I'm new to the forum (thanks to all that are so active and open!), and am just starting my own home building business, I am also looking to build a portfolio over time (no hurry) starting in 2016. My goals include me ...
Brian Whitney
Opinions/Advice on my first real estate offer
Hello All, I've been reading a ton lately about real estate and I have been asking questions to everyone that I know that own property, but I still have a ton to learn. I have been eager to invest, but haven't quite f...
Stephen Gonzalez
Is it ever wise to buy real estate cash and have no mortgage?
Is it ever wise to buy real estate cash and have no mortgage? i thought putting the least amount of down and having leverage is the smarter move?
Eli Altman
Good tenant has new partner moving in w/ past eviction + bad cred
I have a tenant in good standing who has a good job, pays on time, is responsive and responsible. He broke up with his partner (happens) and has a new partner who is moving in. He was very upfront about this and intro...
Fadie Areny
The Diamond In The Rough...
America has been devastated by the downfall of home prices and the increase of foreclosures, unemployment, and average debt, to the point of causing a Global economic crisis. Being that I am born and raised in Detroit...
Bryan Hancock
Scaling Builders - What Is Their Capacity?
Our development company has grown by leaps and bounds over the last several years. We now have the fortunate first-world problem of having far too much work. I have been turning down projects for about 6 months now ...
Alison Pels
Brooklyn PLG mixed use rental
Hi bigger pockets! First time posting after a couple of months lurking :) My fiancé and I are in contract to buy a 3 story mixed use building in PLG Brooklyn NY which needs a bit of work to get into rentable shape. Th...