All Forum Posts by: Mehran K.

Welcome to BiggerPockets @Chris Roche , thanks so much for introducing yourself to the community! With your plan to buy an owner-occupied rental, you can get into a property for 3-5% down with certain FHA/Conventional loans out there. Hopefully that's do-able for you. If you haven't already, start nurturing your credit score as it will make a big difference in your ability to get financing!

See you around the site!

Welcome to BiggerPockets @Brentree Bearden , thanks so much for introducing yourself to the community! Have you considered lumping your two goals (home & duplex/tri) into one purchase? You can buy a triplex to live in and rent out the other units! Just food for thought.

I think it would be great for you to check out the BiggerPockets Podcasts if you haven't already. You'll get a lot of advice you won't find in books, from people that are doing it.

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Welcome to BiggerPockets @Alec Bewsee , thanks so much for introducing yourself to the community! Changing from a lurker to playing an active role on the forums has been helping me grow as an investor so much. It's awesome to see you doing the same thing. 

Your goals well defined and I like that you're thinking BIG! See you around the site!

Welcome to BiggerPockets @Hector Lozano , thanks so much for introducing yourself to the community! Thanks for doing your part to ensure justice down in TX :) It's great to have you here!

If you haven't already, be sure to check out the BiggerPockets Podcasts

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• Rentometer is a good place to look. 
• Real-time Craigs List ads will give you a real pulse on what is going on that market as well.  
• You can always contact a local property manager. They "might" be generous in their estimation to try and earn your business (regardless if this is right or not).
• You can also network with other investors here on BP that invest in that particular area and get some opinions as well.

Good Read!

FACT SHEET: Making Homeownership More Accessible and Sustainable

@Steve Babiak Thanks so much for all the details in your response. The more information I have on this, the sooner I can spot things going awry and make smarter decisions.

Moved this thread to the proper sub-forum. Hopefully it gets more visibility here. 

I like to let my accountant handle all that otherwise I'd have a head full of gray hairs. It keeps things simple for me and I can focus on investing. You definitely don't want to make any mistakes on those docs! He might be able to chime in,@Steven Hamilton II 

Post moved to the proper sub-forum. Also, maybe @Ned Carey can help. I know he's in the MD market.

@Justin Rhea We have a HML database here on BiggerPockets: Hard Money Lender Database.

Hope that helps!