Amonrid Chaiprathum
Primary Borrower and Co-signer Occupancy
I’m in the process of helping my mother purchase her first home. However, we’re wanting to purchase a property as a primary residence and then later on convert into an investment property.
So my mother is living ren...
Steve Matrix
Purchasing Willed Home Without Probate
Hello,
I will make this as short as I can. Eleven years ago, my dear and beloved parents helped me out tremendously by purchasing a home in which I've lived for just over 11 years now. I had a horrendous business pa...
Todd Lightfoot
Need Ideas about Primary
So my current primary home is in a nice neighborhood with homes that would rent from 2200 to 2400. We have only live in this home for just over a year and when we bought it we knew this would not be our forever home. ...
Austin Yamamoto
Newbie advice in Hawaii
Hi, I’m a newbie and thinking of investing in real estate. Ive been browsing these forums off and on for some time and want to jump in.I just had a baby (Late in life) and it’s beginning to hit me that if I want to sp...
Scooter Williams
Swing and a miss
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $62,500
Sale price: $51,000
This is one of the few real estate deals I lost money on in 12 years. I was SO p...
Rahul Samskruthyayan
Inputs on River Islands, Lathrop
Hi BP,
I joined recently and this place is so helpful. I’m a newbie to real estate investing and currently living in Fremont,CA. Because of COVID, I’m working from home for the past year, and most possibly I would be...
Michelle Harrington
HELOC, Home Equity Loan or Your Savings?
Hello Bigger Pockets Family!
Just wondering, if you are a new investor buying a rental property and you have an equity from your personal home, which one would you use for a DP? HELOC, Home Equity Loan, or your savi...
Zach Simpson
Is buying a condo an intelligent investment?
I'm young (22 years old) and married with a 2 month old daughter. We currently rent one unit in a duplex, and we want to be done renting. I can't stand the thought of throwing out cash every month all while having zer...
Account Closed
Driving for dollars with no leads
Hi BP,I need your advice.I drove for dollars at about 15 houses per hour. I found about 600 properties. I sent postcards via gobigyellowletter.com to the 600 properties, yet I only received ONE call... and the one cal...
Brennen Waldron
Land Contract to Traditional Mortgage to Improve Cashflow
In 2021, I purchased 3 residential properties through a single land contract deal (2 SFHs and 1 Double). The sale was 121,400 @ 2.5% for 10 years. This breaks down my mortgage payment to be around 1,200 a month, with ...