Matt M.
How many of you are strict with the 3x rent/salary?
Hi all,I have just begun to try and stick with the 3x rent salary. Do you ever stray? I have a nice single mom applicant, works 30-35 hours/week at $17 hour, gets $400 month in child support and still isn’t close to 3...
Samuel Choi
House Hack - Northern Virginia
Hello everyone! New to the BiggerPockets community and nervous/excited to get started! I am looking to buy a single family or townhouse in Northern Virginia to house hack and looking for recommendations/advice. What a...
Mitch Messer
Mortgage Rates at All-Time Lows. So, Why Can't You Get a Loan??
If you are currently applying for a mortgage or HELOC, or are involved in a purchase transaction where someone is getting bank financing, or if you just want to understand how the mortgage lending ecosystem really ope...
Mary Joe
Has anyone done triple net leases? good or bad stories to share?
Joel Owens has been very helpful, if not for him we wouldn't have known about triple net leases.
My brother is considering putting some money in triplet net leases.
Has anyone done triplet net before? Any stories ...
Trevor Lohman
Newbie's Dilemma
Hi Everyone,Here's the deal. I really want to buy an investment property. In my area, what really makes sense (at least to me) is a vacation rental. What's great is that one of the nearby areas that is great for VR's ...
Jerry Presmy
Baltimore Rental Property Investing
Task:
To buy and hold rental properties, likely also including the Section 8/ Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP), to creat a cash flowing portfolio in Baltimore, MD.
Challenges:
1.) Finding a reliable real estate...
Jeff L.
Raise Rent on 17 Year Tenant?
Hey BP!I recently acquired a duplex (two separate structures) in Colorado Springs. I rehabbed one of the homes and doubled the rent with a new tenant. The rent of this unit is almost double the mortgage payment for bo...
Robert Frazier
What I've learned in re-development---your team matters.
It's a banner week for our fledgling development business. After 3.5 years we have permits for a 17 unit redevelopment project.We had hopes that we would break ground within a year of buying the property....that fell...
Helen Chau
Am I ready for Multi-fam and Apartment Investing
Greeting everyone!
I would like to leverage this group's expertise to help assess my readiness for multi-fam and apartment investing.
I have been a SFR landlord for 4 years. The properties have been pro...
Kevin NA
Starting Out - Need help with strategy
Hi all,
Im just starting out and am realizing that the first step is to set up goals and a strategy to meet your goal. I could use some help developing my ideas.
First my situation:
I am a 38-yo single man living...