Hariharan Elavarasan
Paying Off 1 by 1 vs Waiting and Leveraging
I bought my first rental property earlier this year. Cash flow after I move out (house hacking) and renovating should be 200-300. 30 yr fixed mortgage @ 6.625% with about 76,000 left. Over time, I'll end up paying 96k...
Elliot Landes
Using debt to purchase into RE syndication?
I'm considering buying in to a syndication with some cash on hand. BUT! I have plenty of avenues to use leverage to increase my syndication buying power (HELOC, Pledged Asset LOC, 401k loan). Everyone talks about usin...
Guichard Belton
SELLER WANTS TO GIVE ME THEIR DISTRESSED PROPERTY FOR FREE
So today I was driving for dollars and someone called me who I had marketed to. After talking about their property I found out he wanted to give me the property for free.
The property is distressed, its burnt out on ...
Keith Torsen
The "2 am broken toilet" excuse, upgraded
So I've been busy looking at deals, talking with people about my real estate journey so far, am 100% open about it to everyone I meet, pretty much.Today, I had a conversation with a coworker."I want that one house tha...
Burt L.
Do You Prefer an I-Phone or Galaxy 3 (Android) for Your Real Estate Activities and Posting at Bigger Pockets?
I"m trying to choose between the new Iphone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy 3 and the reviews are mixed, so I thought to ask those who use them regularly here; I also suspect that most of the regular contributers at BP are u...
Penda Sarr
I need help starting in real estate
I am a nurse by trade, but I have always wanted to invest in real estate, and make my living doing so. I need guidance and help on where to start, to get my first properties. I am ready to do all the work, and I want ...
Rumi Tever
Financing for homes under 50k.
Hi everyone. I'm looking to purchase rental properties in Milwaukee, WI. Purchase prices I'm looking at ranges from 35k-55k. Properties are all tenant occupied. Because of minimum loan/ property amount that lenders ha...
Travis Limbocker
Newbie in Bay Area - The Journey Begins
Hey BP Community,Read the books, heard the stories, and saw the results from the members on BP. Now my life is "ruined" :) As of writing this post, my Real Estate investing experience is a big fat 0. Like the thousand...
Michael Vu
Help Me Analyze My First Deal
I am looking to purchase my first rental property (fourplex with four 1 bed/1 bath units) using an FHA loan and house hacking. At first, I thought it was a great deal, but the more closely I look at the numbers, I a...
Christina Edmunds
Step: Get Your Life Together...
Hi all,I've been doing some poking around these forums and I'm finally doing the introduction. I go by Christina, currently living in Cincinnati, OH (Hamilton) and I was listening to the 200th podcast that inspired me...