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Hi! I'm new to the Bigger Pockets Forums by way of the Bigger Pockets Money podcast by way of the FI/FIRE movement. I've owned my own business for 6 years and I work from home in my 859sf 2br/1ba San Francisco East Ba...
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Evening BP!My fiance and I are looking to get into multifamily homes. we are going to house hack the first few since we are just starting in our careers. Our biggest discussion we have is before we buy our first deal ...
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My business partner and I are interested in househacking a duplex together. As of now, it appears with all the uncertainty and chaos that corona has brought, banks are a bit hesitant about lending doing 5% down conven...
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Forums,
I have the opportunity to buy a house with a owner occupied loan with about $12,000 out of pocket to get in. Here are the details. Purchase price $162,500. Comps in the area sold for about $170,000. M...
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Scenario - Orange County Condo selling for $340k. Worth probably $380k-$400k
Short sale.
Motivated seller
VERY desirable neighborhood
How much in percentage do you normally offer?
Like 5% lower? 10%?
Does $315k soun...
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When you start purchasing short term rentals is there a certain amount of bank accounts that you have for your monthly expenses associated with the property? And if so what type of bank accounts should you have for th...
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I have owned a single family home for about a year and dont make a lot of cash flow from this property. I have great tenants who pay on time and are super easy. I live in California and manage the property myself wh...
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Just got back from looking at a 4plex in a suburb of Chicago (nice neighborhood). Building is completely tenant occupied with 3-2bedrooms and 1-1bedroom, unit comes with new boiler, water tank and new coin operated wa...
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I am looking to buy a single family home in Scottsdale. I am planning to list it for short term rentals. I am curios to know if I should buy the one with or without pool. The prices are much cheaper without the pool a...
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Hello All,
I am planning to move to Chicago. I went to school and love the city, but do not want to rent. I am looking for condos in the range of 150K - 200K... 1bdr ... (Looking around Lincoln Park, Gold Coast, Rive...