Brian Tsang
Condo and rental property vs. multifamily property
Hi All,
I am a new investor and have some money saved up that I like to deploy in real estate. I am currently renting and some friends suggest me to start off buying a multifamily property because 1) you get to use t...
Vip Anand
Rental losses for accidental owner
Hello,I bought a new primary last year and rented my earlier home as I am able to cashflow $200 per month (this is thanks to 3% interest rate). If I sold the unit today, I will walk away with $100K in profit after age...
Jill Drebing
Looking to restructure my investments and finances?
Hi all,We currently own 6 SF rental homes in the Chicagoland area. All 6 are currently rented out and we have owned them for a minimum of 18 months to 5 1/2 years. Unfortunately, we've had some bumps in the road th...
John Janasiewicz
Introduction (Investor Level = 0.5)
Hello everybody!MY name is John and I am originally from upstate NY. I graduated from University at Buffalo with a Civil Engineering degree. I currently live in Spring, TX (about 35 miles north of Houston), moved he...
Mary Olynick
Newbie on step 1 - is older research resources obsolete?
Hi Everyone, I'm excited to be starting on this new path to financial freedom. I live in Bay Area and am interested in NC (triad region) for buy-and-hold (rental) because that's where my extended family resides and B...
Nate Crump
General Business Loan Calculator
Not related to Real Estate necessarily, I was wondering if someone has a good calculator online for a general business loan. I found a mortgage calc. and a car loan calc., but wasn't sure if a business loan amortiz...
Doug Strehlow
Seller Financing 16 unit apartment
I am looking at purchasing a 16 unit apartment by seller financing that I have initiated. General term would be o% financing for 3 years through seller then take out mortgage on property to pay off seller. Incentive f...
David Battle
Loan For First Rental Property In Florida
Hey Guys,I'm looking to purchase my first rental property. I was wondering if you guys could tell me what's the best way to go about obtaining it as far as getting a loan, finding the property, etc? I was looking at p...
LaMancha Sims
Why Use A Hard Money Lender
The hard money loan is considered asset-based financing. This simply means that the person who is borrowing uses the physical property as security in exchange for financing. This type of transaction mostly involves re...
Sadhana P.
Mother is Selling Her House and Wants To Move Into Mine
Good Afternoon, Bigger Pockets Family:I would like to share this with you all:My mom, for the last twelve years and some change has been paying for home through loans which she tells me are a combination of convention...