David West
Is my mortgage broker right? I won't qualify for 2nd home? Why?
My wife and I purchased a SFR in San Diego, CA in 2015 with an fha loan. Appreciation has been great and I've refinanced out of that loan to a conventional loan and opened up a HELOC with 58k available. We want to mov...
Jack B.
Raise the rent and risk getting bad tenants?
Two different houses. One, the guy has rented from me for 7-8 years. I've raised rent once, 3 years ago to bring it closer to market. He has bad credit and can't buy a house, but he can certainly rent a new one albeit...
Udawath Praveen
Build to Rent - Short Term Rental ( Loghomes vs Modular vs Stick)
Hello everyone,I am exploring to build a vacation / short term rental home in west north carolina ( Beech/Sugar Mountain area). I would like to know thoughts from folks here on building the home. Would also like to kn...
Noah B.
First Time House Hacker Plan Feedback
Hi Bigger Pockets Community,
I am a first time aspiring house hacker who is looking for advice and for someone to poke holes in my plan before I put it into practice.
My goal is to purchase two house hacks in the ...
Barney Davis
What’s the point in a lease?
I have a tenant that signed a two year lease and is wanting out after the first year due to a pregnant wife. I discounted the rent from $1400 to $1350 if they signed a two year lease. I have a $1350 deposit. This happ...
Nana Sefa
Multifamily purchase - common mistakes
What are some of the common mistakes people make when purchasing their first small multifamily apartments? What do you wish you had done differently?
Mary D.
What Demographics/Market to look at when buying?
HiWhat am I looking for to justify buying in an area and where is the best place to find this info?As Im looking at new territory, for me anyway. Multi-families. And most of what Im looking at are out of my familiar a...
Anjelica Allen
Need advice on first time investment
I moved to Chicago with just a backpack an $100 to my name and no credit. I'm working extremely hard to get on my feet, and now I'm ready to advance.
I'm now seeking to buy a multi family unit 5+ unit or commercial p...
Kyle Scholnick
Any Opportunity Left in Atlanta?
Looking for a good cash flowing market for a long term buy and hold rental property in the 100-150k range, no war zone, good neighborhood. Atlanta was first on my list, but after some research quickly learned that the...
Kyle D.
Keep going back and forth on SFRs, Condos, Multis...
I keep crunching numbers on SFRs in an area I'm interested in (3/2/1 ~ 130k, 3/2/2/ ~145k) and also condos in the same area (though 2/2s , some 3/2s, 3/3s) and the $/door/month is in some cases close to double ($200-2...