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Abhishek Agarwal Advice Needed: Seller's Counter Offer Raises Concerns - LTV, Inspection Timing.
15 October 2024 | 6 replies
The seller has countered with the following conditions:- Loan to value (LTV): 80%- Earnest money held by seller's recommended property management company- Final inspection within 1 day of closing- Commission paid by to buyer's agent is 2% of final sales price.I'm seeking advice on how to proceed, as I have some concerns:- Why would the seller request an 80% LTV?
Bryn Chatterton Preparing Property for Rental
22 October 2024 | 20 replies
Some of the things I am concerned about are the carpets (older, cheap carpet to begin with), windows (do not open and close well), painting (do all the walls need to be painted white?
Darryl Cook New Real Estate Investor Looking To Learn From The Community
21 October 2024 | 6 replies
Here are a few I recommend: "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Roberto Kiyosaki; "Set for Life" by Scott Trench; "The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing" by Spencer; "The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide" found here on BP; "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Tuner.
Mark Dutton I hate having mortgages
18 October 2024 | 34 replies
Despite the income, I still feel like I’m over-leveraged.Has anyone else felt this way as a beginner investor?
Hares Najand Concerns with Property Management in Chicago Area
15 October 2024 | 8 replies
While they are good communicators, experienced with Section 8, and their software for rent collection is solid, we're increasingly concerned about a few key issues and would appreciate input from anyone with similar experiences:Turnover Fees Transparency:The turnover fees seem high, and despite our requests for itemized breakdowns and man-hours to justify these costs, we feel they may be taking advantage of our out-of-state position.
Mike Travis New Member Introduction
21 October 2024 | 13 replies
At this point I have read the How to Invest in Real Estate - Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Getting Started and I am currently reading Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat as well as learning what I can from the BiggerPockets website.   
Gavin Gainey 18 year old that is new to real estate.
21 October 2024 | 4 replies
I am currently reading the bigger pockets book “how to invest in real estate for beginners”.
Cameron Baird Managing Property Lists & CRM Integration: Need Advice
21 October 2024 | 1 reply
I like the idea of tracking every seller interaction in one place, but now I’m concerned we might end up with way too many properties in our CRM over time.For those of you who use platforms like PropStream or ListSource, are you calling and mailing directly off those lists without uploading them to your CRM?
Albert Johnson Current tenant want to add boyfriend with questionable background
21 October 2024 | 16 replies
I am surprised how concerned people are getting over mostly driving violations. 
Adriana Collado Hudak LLCs for each investment property?
24 October 2024 | 19 replies
I think an LLC for each property is over kill but it may make sense if each of your properties has a lot of equity in them.It is best to bring your litigation concerns to an attorney and insurance agent to see if they would be able to solve them with either an entity or added insurance coverage.