Kenneth LaVoie
fixed rate mortgages for apartments
I am looking for fixed rate mortgages under 6% fixed rate for 9 buildings totaling 17 units. I now have 5% / 20 yeaer/ 25% dp / 3 yeaer ARMs. I'd like to lock in, even if it means some closing costs. I keep hitting d...
Richard C.
The Rustbelt Roars Back
A fascinating article (by, it is worth noting, an LA-based writer.)http://www.newgeography.com/content/004792-the-rus...
Martin Jones
Investing in Multifamily in Today's Market
I'm a young individual who is deeply interested in investing in long term multifamily. I don't exactly understand how anyone invests in today's market (especially as a beginner). If anyone has any input or advice on w...
Nicholas Lilly
Texas Closing Checklist for Every New Homeowner
Whether you are purchasing your first home or the next real estate deal, closings can be a nerve racking process. There are a lot of factors that come into play in order to successfully close on a property. We have cr...
Wes Marden
A few(9) rehab questions
We should find out Monday if HUD accepted our bid on the cat pee house. The cat pee is mainly in the living room, though I know cats were at times locked in other rooms by the doors we will have to replace. So I hav...
Mark C.
Somewhat unusual situation - one off, four to six month rental
I'll preface this by saying that yes, this is probably unusual, and yes I'm about to rent to friends. I'm in Texas, and I want to sell my house. I have friends that actually want to buy mine, but want to rent first so...
Jon M.
Considering renting a room in my house out
Hey Folks!
This is my first ever post. I'm from Virginia, just finished reading Brandon Turner's book on Rental Property Investing, just recently joined BiggerPockets, and I'm looking to take a small step to get thin...
Robin Cochran
Need urgent advice, please.
Purchased a home with owner financing in SW Florida. We had a closing and are the owners of the home just as if we went through a bank. We have been here nearly five years. The terms included a balloon payment, but th...
James Amon
Wishful Thinking or Possible? HML question.
Hi BP, I just have a question regarding using hard money lending.So I’m hoping I could utilize HML for BRRRR, but my situation is that my wife and I don’t have a huge cash on hand but we do have access to credit card ...
Chris Perrin
Help with Funding more properties
I am going to be closing on my first multi family house within the week, a 3 family. I used an FHA loan and will obviously be an owner occupant. It took me a while to find and have my offer accepted so I am looking ah...