Good evening! Longtime lurker and BP podcast listener, first time poster. Due to the recent events and travesties in the Twin Cities area, I'm curious to see what insight that some who live there can provide. I am no...
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Hey everyone,First off, I'm a newbie to BiggerPockets after just finishing Brandon Turner's Investment Property book so thank you for taking the time to check out my first post!My question is - I live in the Nashville...
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Hello BP, first time posting here. I will be moving to the north side of Chicago this summer around the Evanston area and want to buy my first investment property (I have tons of questions). My plan is to house hack u...
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Hey BP Forums,I’m 20 years old and looking to purchase my first rental property and house hack it while I’m finishing my last year in college. Right now I’m still living with my parents in East Texas and plan to gradu...
Would it be best for my first deal to be though a FHA Loan Or with a Conventional Bank Loan? I know with a FHA Loan I would have to live in the property for a certain amount of time, plus the Down payment is lower 3.5...
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I am under contract to purchase my first rental and I would appreciate some advice on how to scale a rehab on this property. I have rehabbed houses for flipping but that's a different ball game. The house is currentl...
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Hello everyone,
I’m a new BP listener and member. My husband and I are both in the military and we are living overseas. We are looking into buying an investment property in the states, but don’t know how to get start...
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Income: > $200,000 (gross) before bonuses; Credit: mid/high700 to 800; Rental History: Great, references available. Clean background. No pets, no smoking. Quiet, clean, responsible. So are the people I tend to be a...
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I've been aware of the strategy of using your 401k to borrow money from to buy real estate for some time now. You can borrow up to $50k and pay interest to yourself... got it...awesome. However, in my area the houses ...
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I just added myself as member here yesterday.
I have been reading posts here now about 24 + hours! Thank you contributors! What a wonderful forum!
We are a middle-aged couple and so far only experienced in buying h...