Thinking about cashing out my IRA for a down payment on my first home.I want to buy a 3 bedroom in greater Boston. Live in one bedroom and rent out the other two.Thoughts?
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Hi,I'm Jeff Winslow. I am excited to learn from these forums. I have been listening to the podcast for a while. I have contemplated, (but not followed up on ) investing for years, but this time I jumped into a REO in ...
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I am a 40 year old truck driver who lives in Baytown, Tx. I'm originally from Canada. I'm married with 3 kids, my name is Darcy Maiangowi.Me and my wife have spent the past year rebuilding our credit from 450 to almos...
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When buying an investment property is it better to deal directly with the selling agent yourself and ask the selling agent to forgo some of his commission to get the selling price down ?orShould I always use a an agen...
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Hi there,
I am a beginning investor and I am looking for an agent that is not afraid to throw lowball offers and multiple offers a week out. I am looking for places in Texas (I live in Abilene), as well as agents in ...
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Hi bp, I'm learning as much as I can about probate leads and I'm a little confused on wether I need a realtor in the buying process or not? If anyone can please help, that'll be great. I'm in Massachusetts if that helps
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Hi, I am a newbie to real estate as well as to BiggerPockets App.
I am making a research to buy a single family in Virginia, DC, or Maryland to rent. My vision is to have an additional sources of income. I contacted ...
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To all,I am looking to meet up with an attorney in PA that is experienced in doing syndications. My current attorney can handle the smaller deals and setting up LLC's but has no experience in sydications. Any help w...
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Hello,
Apparently I accidentally posted this topic in the wrong forum, so I will repost in the proper forum now.
As I have decided in the past mo this to peruse real estate, my mom has been supportive but telling me...
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I've never done a CMBS deal before so I am new to this. I have come across a portfolio of apartments that have a CMBS loan of 29M on it. The seller wants an 11M check and the portfolio is ours. My question is, is ther...