Jonathan Bailey
Help with buying first owner-occupied property!
Hello!I'm coming up on a year of my first year working after college. I make close to 60k and am also living at home. When I move out (hopefully by this time next year), I'd like to purchase an owner-occupied duplex/t...
Ashley Zhang
Loan interest so high, running into the wall now.
Hi All, I felt like being defeated and have no idea how can I make it work. I talked to multiple local banks who told me that base on my loan to debt ratio, I am only qualified for the loan amount of 100k . I am in th...
Zack D'Aiello
Losing money on condo - sell or rent/hold
Hi All,Definite newbie question here as I'm just starting out my RE journey and taking a lose on my first purchased property.I purchase my condo in San Diego about 1 year ago and I just rented it out starting this Sep...
McKenna Garcia
Newbie From Utah with a Plan
Hello Bigger Pockets! I'm McKenna Garcia from Layton, Utah. I'm a tech at a lab in Salt Lake, and I'm most of the way through school for microbiology. My husband is an electrical engineer weeks away from finishing his...
Jason Kim
How To Determine If Kitchen Needs New Cabinets Or Just Fix'em
Hello all,
When rehabbing the house and sell it to retail market kitchen cabinets can cost some money, but fixing and reusing the old cabinets can save a bunch from what i read. Can alot of cabinets(not the ones tha...
Susan Knight
LLC question
I am wondering if I should register for my LLC via the secretary of state, myself or should I just get an attorney to do so for the filing. I eventually will have to get an real estate attorney, but couldn't I save mo...
Joe P.
Should I refinance by duplex?
Hi all -- looking for your opinions on this. I have a duplex in NJ and my mortgage loan is a 30 year, 5.625% rate, 77,175 initial balance, opened August 2018. It's now down to about ~75,000. My principal and interest ...
Aaron Gomez
Should I borrow from 401k to purchase Bay Area home?
I have a sizeable 401k but my Bay Area rent is putting a damper on my ability to save quickly. I'd like to buy here and potentially house hack, but it seems as if I'll be saving for years if I rely on only my savings,...
Kayla Boyer
Am I stupid for doing this?
Hi everyone and thanks in advance for reading my very first post. I’m excited to become more active on here and learn from you all. So here it goes...
I’ve been renting a 3 br 1 bath house in Concord, NH for $1350/...
Bekkah Vidal
New To Real Estate - Use The BiggerPockets Glossary!
Hey Everyone! If you are new to BiggerPockets and Real Estate Investing, you might feel a little lost when it comes to all the REI terms that are thrown around in the Forums. Be sure to bookmark our Glossary where you...