James Ciccarello
What Are Your House Hacking Success / Challenges?
Hello All,
I have just begun my search for a MF property to house hack in upstate New York (Capital Region - Albany Metro). My goal is twofold, to gain experience as a RE investor / property mangement, and reduce li...
Taylor Grabus
Should my fiancé and I both get separate FHA loans to acquire 2 properties or go with a private lender?
Good morning,I am a rookie REI located in Essex County in Massachusetts. I am currently researching and creating a long term plan for my real estate investment. I was wondering what people thoughts were about my spous...
Nick Noon
Homepath Property
Hello fellow BP'ers,I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with buying with homepath. I looked at a property yesterday that I am going to make an offer on today. This is my first time ever making an offer ...
Lael Johnson
Using my Va Loan to my advantage!!
Hello everyone,I am new to this forum but since I recently joined, I have been scouring this site trying to obtain all the information that I possibly can. Throughout my search, (as far as I know) I have yet to find ...
Ronald Perich
Helping a seller reduce their tax consequences
I really want to provide my seller with some options to reduce the taxes they'll pay if they sell me their property. By helping them solve their problems, perhaps I am their first choice for the sale. Here's a quick s...
Jonathan Lubenko
Mortgage rate too high?
I'm looking to buy my first rental property and I just got pre approved for a conventional loan for 100,000$ through a recommended broker in the area. Everywhere I look online I see interest rates ranging from 3% to 5...
Braden Downs
Why I wish we hadn't purchased our first home
I vividly remember looking out of my bedroom window at the gleaming Devon tower in downtown Oklahoma City. We had just finished moving in and my wife and I were still caught up in the glam of living downtown. Our 725 ...
Jon D.
Are short term rentals more difficult or simpler to manage?
I've been doing some research into the short-term rental market. Browsing on Airbnb in my city and analyzing prices, availability, etc. Economically, they make a lot of sense given the higher comps and cash flow I can...
Corbin Wafford
House-Hacking: Beginning of a Journey
Hello,I started reading Set for Life by Scott Trench, great read so far! A big proponent of the book that Scott seems to adhere to is the idea of house hacking. Which essentially seems to be the best way to propel mys...
Kyle Van Dieren
Newbie from San Francisco
Hey all! Though I have been listening to the podcast for nearly half a year this is my first contribution to the site. I am a CPA working in Financial Due Diligence at one of the Big 4 accounting firms. After working ...