Skip to content
×
Pro Members Get
Full Access!
Get off the sidelines and take action in real estate investing with BiggerPockets Pro. Our comprehensive suite of tools and resources minimize mistakes, support informed decisions, and propel you to success.
Advanced networking features
Market and Deal Finder tools
Property analysis calculators
Landlord Command Center
ANNUAL Save 16%
$32.50 /mo
$390 billed annualy
MONTHLY
$39 /mo
billed monthly
7 day free trial. Cancel anytime
×
Try Pro Features for Free
Start your 7 day free trial. Pick markets, find deals, analyze and manage properties.
Results (10,000+)
Nilofer Sickander Pulling Comps through public records in Virginia, Maryland & DC
2 May 2018 | 5 replies
I'm asking specifically for central  and northern Virginia but would welcome answers for Maryland and DC as well. 
Jason Skelton Refi portfolio loan?
30 April 2018 | 4 replies
This was over email so I have not been able to get a satisfactory answer
John Woodrich State Tax Deed and prior liens
25 May 2018 | 11 replies
Often the timing of recordation or the date the obligation accrued is paramount.Without jurisdictional info and a title report (including all taxes, judgments, perhaps more), nobody here can give you an answer.
Joe Johnson Rent or Sell within 2/5's rule
24 May 2018 | 26 replies
There in lies the answer to your question.To help you focus more, are you investing primarily for cash flow or appreciation.  
David J Martin III SC closing attorneys familiar with assignment of contract?
28 April 2018 | 2 replies
Ive done quite a bit of research and have been able to answer ALMOST all of my questions, but I have not been able to locate any South Carolina attorneys familiar with assignment contracts.
Larry Apple Backing out after going under contract
20 May 2018 | 17 replies
In answer to your last post, yes you should see about getting the price down immediately and if they refuse, back out. 
Matthew Powell Preparing for taxes!
1 May 2018 | 3 replies
We have been able to do our own taxes, but he was happy to answer a couple questions last year as we were wrapping them up by email.
David Ivy City of Austin vs. "Predatory" Flippers/Wholesalers
30 March 2019 | 8 replies
There are already statutes and regulations regarding fraud and deception in real estate transactions.Educating people who want to be educated is fine, but if a governing body restricts the pool of ready and willing buyers, more properties will go to foreclosure and sit on the market longer.Real estate investors perform a vital function in every jurisdiction: putting properties back on the market, in good condition.Many of the properties they buy could never pass conventional lender's inspection because they typically require tens of thousands of dollars in repairs that most homeowners do not have or cannot do themselves.Additionally, many real estate investors near metropolitan centers can access almost an unlimited pool of funding to buy and remodel properties if the numbers work.From contract to close, the time can be in as little as 3-4 business days.The delay is mostly waiting on title companies.So when flippers mail letters and post cards to owners saying they can "close quick" and "all cash", that is a fact, not fraud.Of course, realtors will recommend you list your property – that's how they make money – so they are self-interested, which makes the report biased.Maybe next time you can have a "flipper" on you show for balanced reporting.The idea of anyone feeling "pressured" by getting a post card or flyer is ludicrous.If the homeowner doesn't want to sell, the solution is to throw them away.But the idea of "there ought to be a law" is equally ludicrous.If there are bad actors committing fraud, the answer is to enforce the laws already on the books.Out of all the properties posted for sale every 1st Tuesday of the month at the trustee's sale, a very large percentage never make it because they are bought by the very flippers you disparaged.If not for the real estate investing community, cities around the country would look much, much worse.My biggest complaint with your report is that you completely failed to get the rest of the story.Your editor needs address this."
Account Closed Is CAP rate, CoC really that important for a new buy, hold/ren
28 April 2018 | 10 replies
And of course, I don't really want to buy on speculation so I suppose the answer to my question is no (but yes).
Don Jackson Bad neighbor, good tenant in Milwaukee
28 April 2018 | 1 reply
I basically stopped answering her calls and texts.