Sara Walters
debt-to-income calculation when only one spouse is investing?
Hello BiggerPockets! I'm new to investing and hoping someone can give insight on a financing question I can't seem to find the answer to.
My husband and I own a single family home in Boston, MA, and are both on the m...
Matt "Roar" Gardner
$400,000 PROFIT and NO Taxes 😲 How I turned $25K into much more!
This was my first STR purchase. I decided to split it up in a partnership to leverage OPM (other people's money) to accelerate my growth. One of the partners is a physician and essentially a passive partner, so we ...
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home inspectors-are they necessary?
A woman I know just bought a house and hired a home inspector. Two weeks after moving in a pipe broke behind a washer and flooded her whole house. She had to have the whole floor - subflooring and all - replaced. Why...
Thomas Morgan
PM Software: Buildium or Rent Manager
So, I narrowed down all of the property management software options from both the BP software list (thanks BP!) and a long CCIM forum list to my final two choices: Buildium and Rent Manager.
I manage an LLC ...
Marysol F.
Newbie from CA looking in Las Vegas
Brand new to BP and looking actively in Las Vegas for our first investment income property, buy and hold is my strategy. When we came just two months ago, bidding wars were still a thing. Now realtors are telling us t...
Bob Jones
My Pacific Height story-- What can we learn from this
We just experienced our "pacific height" and completed the eviction process. I want to share my experience with you to see what we can learn from this.
1) A Brother and sister came and rented our house. They ...
Kenneth Garrett
Fighting the Multi-Family Investment
I have been investing in single family homes exclusively. The thought of a multi-family building quite honestly made me nervous. More tenants, definitely bigger numbers and property managers. It seems my investment...
Hector Resendez
I own 2 free and clear rentals, what should I do next?
Hello BP world and happy holidays!I'm new to BP and have been listening to one youtube video on my commutes to and fro work for the past 2 months. I own 2 free and clear properties in south Texas ( one is a solid 3/2 ...
Account Closed
How do you feel about using a hard money loan for your investment?
Hello,
I have a investor who says it is ridiculous to pay 12% interest on a hard money loan. I tried to explain to them that leveraging your funds is a great way to protect yourself from further risk and that using h...
Aaron Cook
First Deal - Diary of a Newbie
Hey guys,
My name is Aaron Cook, and my wife and I are under contract for our first deal! We have experienced a range of emotions such as being terrified all the way to being extremely excited! I wanted to write out...