All Forum Posts by: Ashourrina Henshaw

Hello! @Michael Auz and I are looking for a reliable and experienced contractor who is available in NW Indiana (Specifically Highland, IN) 

We are considering a house that will need some kind of renovation. (add 3rd bedroom, finish basement, turn into duplex)

Our primary goal is to turn it into a duplex and close off the kitchen to create a separate entrance to the basement where we would also need to finish it into a separate apartment. Ideally we are looking for someone with experience turning a single family home into a duplex.

Thanks in advance!

Thanks!

My partner and I live in Chicago and have been trying to purchase our first investment property. With the cost of living being out of our price range, we are looking into starting with a single family home (or small multi-unit) in Indiana (just across the border) that we could manage from afar. 

I am looking for any suggestions on realtors to use for our new search, primarily focused on the north west region of Indiana. 

Thanks in advance!

Brandon L. Yes, they are 3rd party collection agencies

Chris Mason Thank you for such a quick and detailed response. This definitely helps point me in the right direction and I feel more confident knowing that it may take time but I am not a "No" for sure.

Hello all, I am fairly new to the Bigger Pockets community. I am looking to purchase my first property with my boyfriend and partner, Michael, in the next few months. Ideally we would like to get the loan together and combine our incomes but I have collection accounts that are unpaid on my credit history. I am wondering if you have any advice for how to approach them. In a perfect world, I would like to settle the accounts to save more money to put into real estate but do lenders look at a settled debt negatively? Also, I've considered a pay for delete for them but I wasn't able to negotiate that will all collection agencies. What is the best route here? Also, are there lenders who are more lenient on these? Or even some who consider working with unpaid collection accounts? Long story short, I lost my job in 2012 due to the company closing and I went on unemployment. I had to let me credit cards go because I couldn't afford the payments. I owe just shy of $5,000 split between 7 collection accounts. Since then I have opened 2 new credit cards, financed a car, and have student loans. I am up to date on all of them and have never had any late payment issues. Of the new accounts, my car is 2 years old and the rest are newer. Any advice is much appreciated! Thank you, Ashourrina Henshaw

Hello Daniel Alvarado ! My partner, Michael, and I are beginner real estate investors on the north side of Chicago. BP has been absolutely amazing in offering everything you could possibly need and more. We are always looking to meet other people with similar goals to ours, buying and renting multi-unit(2-4) in the Chicagoland area. Let me know if you go to any meet ups you would recommend or if you'd ever like to get together and chat about what you're doing. Welcome! -Ashourrina

Hi Jackie Ledesma My significant other and I are in Chicago too and are beginners in the Real Estate Market. Glad to see others in the area!