Drew M.
Santa Barbara Night Owl here
Hello everyone! I'm an attorney by day, real estate investing hobbyist by night. I bought my first house about three years ago. Although my only prior experience with rentals had been as a tenant, I ended up doing ...
Daniel Fitzroy
New aspiring buy/hold investor here!
Hi everyone My name is Daniel Fitzroy 27 years old, I'm just a redneck Blue Collar worker from Western Massachusetts looking to build my net worth through real estate investing and Index funds slowly over time and I'm...
Harold Smith
Are all Realtors the same?
My wife and I are self employed, hard workers and loyal to our customers. Due to contractual obligations that we set up with our customers, we are literally home on average of 45 hours a week. Time is a valuable com...
Carl Mccrory
Are there really lenders that let you Refinance after 4 months?
So in David Green's book "BRRRR" he mentions that banks will let you refi after 4-6 months. I have seen lenders that do the 6 mo refi, but haven't seen the 4 month at all. I am prepared to keep reaching out to as many...
Derek Davis
Low money down/help with closing costs
Hey guys! Finally decided to post a question on the forums as I am currently looking to purchase my first home. I'm from Columbus, Ohio and am looking for a loan that allows me to put little to no money down and also ...
James Liang
Beginner in SoCal - Realistic expectations and action plan
Hi everyone, my name is James and currently live in Rancho Cucamonga, CAI've been interested in real estate for a long time, but only recently started looking into it more. My current goal is to house-hack my first pr...
Account Closed
How to set (and stick to) a remodel budget
Financing Options for a Remodel
The very first step of a remodel is to decide how much money you’re willing and able to invest in it. A good rule of thumb is to spend no more than 10 to 15 percent of your home’s va...
Roddy Walker
Newbie investor - local market too expensive...
Just got preapproved for 275k FHA loan in Oregon. My original goal was to do a house hack until I could rent the property out completely in my local market. The market in Portland and Salem area seems very inflated an...
Account Closed
How many banks should you seek loans from?
After years of analysis paralysis I have finally decided to stop thinking of excuses to get started, and finally get started. Today.I talked to 4 banks today for mortgage approval, while in the process of setting up a...
Erin Snow
Newbie in Denver, Colorado
Hi everyone!
i'm Erin Snow. New to the BiggerPockets forum and eager to connect with other investors and people passionate about real estate!My husband Bob and I moved to Denver in October 2017 from Ohio (Go Bucks!) ...