Philip Johnson
Hiring handyfolks off Craigslist risky? Protection?
I regularly hire handymen off Craigslist and work with them on rehabs. I keep their total pay under $500 and have done an occasional i9. I would like to know how to protect myself as lot of these people are unlicense...
Matt Good
Seek Capital LLC BEWARE!!
I'm just creating a search engine trail with this post. :-)I originally requested $20-25,000 in funding preferably cash. When I spoke with Carl (Bernie) Garland he said that they could probably get me twice as much wi...
Hossam Elaskalani
Question about Pre-Approval Process for Non-QM Lenders
Hello, I am in the process of getting a pre-approval before I start my hunt for my first rental property. My mortgage broker is pushing the idea of a non-QM lender being the one who funds this deal. My broker says I c...
Joe Splitrock
House Hack Bubble and Return of the Sub Prime
Yesterday was an interesting day. I was at the gym and overheard a gym member talking to the trainer. He as trying to talk the trainer into buying a house. He was explaining his own house hacking experience and how he...
Rich Weese
Here comes the foreclosure DOUBLE DIP!!!
New figures are out. Many have been warning of further drops in values and PATIENCE will be a virtue in acquistions if you wait. Well, we now have the worst month recorded in the last 5 years... This can't be good for...
Account Closed
Renting to a Mexican citizen living in the US
I have a very nice couple with three well behaved kids that wants to rent one of my homes. The problem for me is trying to verify if they are good tenants or not. I asked for the standard copies of each of the couples...
Mindy Jensen
Tips for Avoiding a Lending Scam
BiggerPockets is a great place to come learn about real estate and network with other investors. Our members run the entire spectrum, from newbie to expert, wholesalers, flippers, landlords, and professionals like att...
JT Williamson
Investment Company
What are peoples take on setting up a corporation or something along those lines for their investments? Up to this point we have done it through our personal accounts. Are there any benefits to setting up a corporatio...
Scott E.
Are Hotels Better than Airbnbs?
In most markets short term rental supply is high. And a big issue is that a good amount of the supply is from new 'investors' chasing what they thought was a get-rich-quick scheme. So the market not only has an unbala...
Chad Tessmann
Where do these renters come from??
After reading all these books and forum posts... one thing that still doesn't click with me is where on earth do these renters come from?!? So I find a good property deal... takes time but ok. Fix it up probably... ...