Victoria L.
Using your Home Equity as your Down Payment?
My Husband and I have been saving our money for our down payment for our first buy and hold property (Hopefully). We do have some equity in the house we live in now. My question is it a smart decision to use our equi...
Au Jia
Entering commercial real estate investing
Hi everyone,Hope you are doing well!I am a residential real estate investor based in San Francisco. With BP's inspiration and guidance, I have done a few deals by myself and partnerships in the residential market with...
Scott Johnson
Need help converting a HELOC to a commercial real estate loan
Hello BiggerPockets,Last year my wife and I purchased a multiuse commercial building in Wisconsin with a HELOC loan. With this loan we purchased the property and rehabbed it. We now have two short term rentals on th...
Matt Jesse
My first deal...anything I'm forgetting?
1st time poster. Long time lurker.
4 unit property - 3 are tenant occupied, I will live in the 4th
$370k purchase price
$3200 monthly income
$19k in seller assisted closing costs
$11k - 3% buyers agent fee toward cl...
David Malik
We believe in second chances
I believe that people who, "paid their debt to society" deserve a second chance. Most if given a second chance will leave a life of crime behind them because they have learned their lesson and believe the risk of the ...
Bill Ward
Keep, refinance, or sell?
Hello, I've done plenty of reading on this and I'm constantly on the fence as what to do with my one and only rental (former residence) property. I'll keep it short to not waste your time:Purchased in 2010 for $123k, ...
Account Closed
Considering making the leap from flipping to new construction
Hey BP-ers, I'm looking for advice from anyone who has made the leap from flipping to new construction. Here's what I have:- A lead on a not-yet-listed $2M lot in an up-and-coming coastal town in the San Diego area t...
Jon Klaus
Other People's Money
For those who use OPM as much as possible, why don't you use your own money more? How and where do you invest your own money? What level of return and risk do you target for your own money?
Christopher Dunson
Need to add co-signer to LLC as a member to make him eligible
A year ago, I purchased two Four plex with the plan of improving and refinancing within a year time period. More or less the BRRRR strategy. Of course there have been all of the unexpected learning experiences from th...
Shane Pawich
Should I own my own home before I start investing in rentals?
So I don’t really think I want to own my own home just yet. But I really want to get involved in real estate . Can i hear some pros in cons about this situation? I don’t want to buy a rental home and then not be able ...