Christin Nguyen
Analysis Paralysis vs Emotional Decisions
Hey everyone,I'm new to bigger pockets and new to the world of REIs. I found a property through an old landlord who is looking to sell the property come spring. We started talking about how I want to begin house hacki...
Mike Lane
Looking for a lender in North Carolina
Hello all,I am looking to start picking up some rental properties in the surrounding areas to Fort Bragg. I Live in Utah and I have a lender here who services NC. My issue is they will not give me a loan on under 100k...
Courtney Mccrear
House hack suggestion/advice
Hey how’s it going everyone? Could someone please give me some advice?
So I’m trying to scale up and acquire more doors, I have 2 rentals I’ve acquired through tax deeds already but I’m currently stuck trying to get ...
Jeremy Drawas
Is it Possible for my Dad to Leave the Rat Race?
Hi BiggerPockets,I was recently having a discussion with my father, who is 60 years old, about leaving the rat race and starting to work for himself in real estate. He has been a Chief Marketing Officer at several dif...
David Haan
garage ADU conversions for house hacking in SoCal
Hi, first time poster, please let me know if this is a good plan....I'm planning on purchasing a 1M property with a 400sq ft garage. I have enough for 20% down, but rather I will put 10% down and save the remaining 1...
Davon Lowery
Partnering up with a contractor on a new construction in SoCal
A contractor (plumber by trade), long time family friend and I have been discussing different REI projects that we might be able to work on together. He does my plumbing work so I am familiar with his quality of work...
Sean Ruggiero
Tax Question: Anyone pumped up AGI for a Re-Fi and later ammend??
Hi, I am trying to refinance out of a bridge loan and am pushing to meet the mark on income. My CPA suggested I use my W2 and my Rental Income and basically not claim much if any of the tens of thousands in expenses t...
Jeff Laniado
Lender requiring 25% down?
I’m under contract on a duplex in Florida and the lender I spoke with is requiring 25% down because it’s an investment property. They said this would be the case with most if not all lenders. Is that right? I’d like t...
Sean Starkey
HELOC is killing me
Someone out there please give me some advice about the HELOC I took on my primary to buy my STR. It’s at a variable rate and just keeps rising. We owe 178k and the interest only payment is $1455 this month. We have on...
Frank Anselmo
LP or LLC or sole proprietorship
I have followed Garrett Suttons advice for starting a corporation out of state. If you are not familiar with Garrett Sutton, he is one of Robert kiyosaki "Rich Dad" advisors He advises everyone to start an out of st...