Holly Yankus
FHA Loan Owner Occupancy Rules
Hi, My husband and I bought a duplex in August of 2016 with an FHA loan. We had all intentions of living here for a year or more; however, we recently learned that we will be expecting another baby soon, and this plac...
Kendra Mattson
Renter told me she's pregnant. Anything I should keep in mind?
I have a 3 bedroom single family house I rent out by the room. Originally there was one male tenant in each room. The tenant in the master asked if his girlfriend could move in. The other renters said they were okay w...
David Rundle
Hello from Oklahoma City , Oklahoma
Hey! I'm a proud father of my infant son and a loving husband to my wife. I'm a software engineer and within the last 2 years graduated from graduate school with an M.B.A. I'm hoping to also become a smarter real...
Allen Chandler
2nd Home or Wait? (interest rates)
My wife and I have 3 options: 1. stay where we are. 2. buy a second home and rent 1st. 3. sell our home and buy another home. The trick to this entire thing is we want to time interest rates and housing prices right. ...
Jennifer Griffin
How do you manage out of state deals? Chicagoland
I am fairly new to the world of investing. I am currently in Hawaii for a short term assignment, however, want to invest long term in Chicagoland for several reasons. I am in the infant stages of putting together my b...
Nader Zaveri
New Member in the Houston, TX Area
Hi All,
I have been reading BiggerPockets for a little while now and I have been hearing the Podcasts during my rides to and from work. I think I am now ready to get into the real estate industry. I would lik...
Brian Morris
New Investor, goal: engineer -> REI
This is my first BP post. My name is Brian; I'm 35, and an engineer in Huntsville, AL (rocket city). For my first investment, I am pursuing apartment buildings for passive income. I've been doing quite a bit of rea...
Bernie Huckestein
Property for Grandchild / Children
I will be a first time and new Grandfather early summer 2018 -- stoked about that for sure!!I'd like to purchase a 1 - 4 unit right after birth on behalf of the child...when he/she graduates from high school he/she wo...
Yangyang Jin
Tenant does not want to move out
I bought an investment property in February this year, and after multiple assessment, we decided the property is not safe for the tenants to reside further and sent a notice to inform the tenant that we will not renew...
Dan Goeckel
Number of Occupants?
Are there regulations at the Federal or state (Michigan) level restricting the number of rental occupants per bedroom and siblings per bedroom? After 11 years we just had a mixed family move out and in the last three ...