Sharon Evans
Should I finance the Down Payment for a Hard Money Loan?
Hi there! My fiance is ready to emabark on his first fix and flip, and he's looking at a Hard Money Loan with Lending Home to finance the purchase and renovation. As you all know, these HML loans come with a hefty dow...
Steven Wiggs
Active Military, Colorado Springs, Investing (First Time)
Aloha Bigger Pockets forum members! I am an active duty Soldier about to be stationed at Ft Carson in appx 4 months and want to make the most informed investment decision I possibly can, which is why I am here to ask...
Jonathan Quesadilla
House hacking with 3.5% down or 20% down.
Hello fellow bp members,I am currently eager to get my foot in the real estate game and working hard to learn, earn money, and get the ball rolling to house hack. I am eager to start house hacking but I do not have 20...
Nilusha Jayasinghe
Are we paying too much for a house hack?
Hey all. My husband and are under contract on a great 2 flat with illegal basement unit off of Logan Blvd in a desirable location in Logan Square with a lot of rental demand. We got it for $635k, thinking we'd be able...
James Charles
Should I listen to Dave Ramsey?
I've been listen to Dave Ramsey the past months. I've learned alot from him. He's very knowledgable about Real Estate and having financial freedom. But he also don't agree with financing. He constantly stress get rid ...
Craig Kleffman
Wholesaling - Driving For Dollars - Yellow Letters and Postcards
Hi, I'm putting up a white paper. This white paper tries to capture the research I did yesterday. Basically, my wife and I endured a failed JV. In the JV, we drove-for-dollars and collected 1,000 addresses. The pa...
Abimael Rodriguez
How to convince my wife to join me in real estate?
I'm just starting to set my goals and plans into real estate. My wife is all in favor with me. But I would like to involve her too, but she is not interested at all. She is a part time student, part time job, and part...
Joanna Gossett
Getting Discouraged by the Numbers
We're getting closer to pulling the trigger on our first buy/hold deal and as I run the numbers with multiple financing scenarios, they just don't look right. Once I factor in the costs of financing/investment basis e...
Joel Owens
Excellent article I forgot I had from a broker/lender about loans.
Article by Joanne Scoratow
May the REAL lenders step forward please.
The number one question I get asked by a new mortgage broker is, are you a direct lender? This is an intrinsically important question that ...
Vince Gethings
Having trouble refinancing using the BRRRR because of DTI
Hi BP folks, I am looking for some creative ideas to refinance an SFR I just BRR'd. Here is the back story. I have a fourplex and a duplex that I bought last fall (2016) both are fully occupied. I wanted to try the BR...