Here is the scenario. I have a home that I’ve owned for 6 years. It’s worth about $380k and I owe about $240k. I want to strip out as much equity as possible. Today a wild idea occurred to me and I want to consult the...
Hi all, I recently started an informal real estate group with some old college friends. They are all looking at strategies to use for their first deal and many of us are leaning towards a house hack to reduce the amou...
hi all, i’m newish to BP boards, thank you in advance for sharing your opinions + experience.
i’m looking for opinions about how helpful an additional sleep number is in the income + rentability of an str.
i’m p...
Hello! I'm looking for a few quotes for a future issue of BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine. Do you want to be featured in our next edition? If so, please answer the following question and I may use your name, city, and s...
Hey Guys! I'm just dipping my toes into the waters of Real Estate Investing and I'm interested in buy and hold rental property. However, the more I look and analyze deals in my area, I'm seeing that there aren't any d...
With properties prices going up like this, when do you think rents will catch up? Do you think we are in an economic environment to have a raise in rents?as a background I have some properties in Houston, Texas. Ove...
I'm trying to buy a place, but it seems like the real estate market is shady. All of the homes I've been interested in have sold for under or slightly above what I have, even though they were listed for much more orig...
I have read many posts here and elsewhere stating that real estate is a good hedge against inflation. A look at inflation adjusted SF home prices since 1890 does validate that view. (Sorry, don't know how to insert ...
Hi, I currently put 600-1000$ a month into a fairly safe 5% interest bearing account and I want to start putting about 100$ a month into something that is more high risk/high reward as well. I am considering doing thi...
I'd like to see what your opinion is on this idea. If I am not in a hurry to get my first rental started, is buying a new build for rental a good idea?Upsides:1. It is a bit below market price, not by a lot, but at le...