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Hello all mortgage brokers, lenders, and financial gurus!
I am looking to buy an investment property in the $90-$145K range. Initial thoughts were to take a HELOC out with a family member on her home which we could g...
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BiggerPocket Folk - I need your advice. I am new and my investor friend is out of town for a while. I put in an offer on a duplex and they accepted the offer. I have no idea what the next steps are.
The pr...
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Hi BP!I am currently in the process of saving money to get my first deal started.The big obstacle that I am facing is that I live and work in Orange County, CA where the average home is over $400k. From my calculation...
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Starting to look into self directed IRAs. The goal is to purchase one or two properties this year and would like to know what custodians do you recommend? When researching what are things that I should look out for?
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Hello, My name is Marcus. My brother and I started an LLC with the purpose of real estate investing. This has been an idea for about a year and we have been learning about it since then. Just recently we decided to na...
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Hi Everyone,I just secured my HELOC ($140k) and I am ready to start putting my money to work for me. I was hoping for some guidance from everyone on which is the better strategy, and maybe point out some things I may ...
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I'm considering buying a couple duplexes and am curious if it is customary for the tenants to do their own lawn mowing? The duplexes are 2 bed 1 bath, no garage. Rent is $550-$650 per side. Any suggestions or experien...
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Greetings to everyone in the BP community! Let me start off by saying thank you for taking the time to read and learn a little bit about me!I'm originally from Brooklyn, NY. I moved to North Jersey about three years a...
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Hey guys, not sure if anyone would know, since this might be kind of random, but:If I'm wanting to start a small "loan servicing" company that is looking to handle PITI between sellers/lenders and tenant-buyers in se...
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My wife and I are new to investing and looking for your advice. We have an appointment with the VP of a local bank on Monday. What sort of information should we take and what questions should we ask? We're interest...