Liz Spina
Philadelphia Engineer & Architect, Starting REI Journey
Hello everyone,I am from Delaware County, PA, (Delco!) just outside of Philadelphia. I have an engineering background, and for my day job, am currently in a technical sales role. My husband is a licensed architect i...
Shawn Phillips
Best states to buy SF homes in?
Which states are the best to buy my first SF home to start my BRRRR process? Factors like lowest property taxes, increasing population, median household income, low house prices, appreciation rates, etc...
Jade Davis
For LL's that manage their own properties-- what do you use to handle finances?
Hi fellow BP'ers!After much hemming and hawing about it, I decided that I would like to manage our first property on my own in the beginning rather than hire a property manager from the get-go. I want to at least know...
Kevin Tunnell
Condo or Single Family Home?
My question is this, based off my income and down payment, I could purchase a 2 bedroom condo right now, but if I wait about 5-6 months I could have enough of a down payment to afford a 3 bed 2 bath single family home...
Remon Rasho
Newbie - house hacking + long term strategy help
Hello All,
I've been on this forum (on and off) for years and never quite made anything work in Real Estate as I didn't have the income or credit to invest. I sold my property a couple of years ago and moved from IL....
Hemanth Grandhige
Optimizing Cash-Out Refi and New Purchases
I have 5 rentals in the Atlanta and Tampa area. In total they are worth around 1.2M and I have debt on them around 260K. I have talked to a Loan Broker about doing a cash-out refi. We first talked about a portfolio ...
Account Closed
Mortgage Down payment assistance question / First house hack
Hi, I've been listening to BP for about a year now, following in the footsteps of almost everyone and picked up Rich Dad Poor Dad (but first time poster! ) So, for the most part I've just been trying to arm myself wit...
Jonathan Studdard
Should I pay off my mortgage or re-invest my inheritance?
I'm inheriting enough cash to pay off my existing mortgage of a little over $180,000 and still have a little under $15,000 leftover. While the idea of having a paid-off mortgage seems awesome, I feel as though with th...
Daniel Pitner
Building a Buy and Hold Empire
My wife and I are 25 and are looking to retire in 10 years through long term rentals. We live in the Phoenix area and have 1 rental currently that cashflows $500/month. What suggestions do you have to build enough ca...
Sarah Santa Cruz
Pay down mortgage faster or not
Hey BP Community,I'll be closing on my 5th single family home investment property in a few weeks. I'm in Texas, in an area where property values have continued to climb steadily since I've been investing over the past...