Ethan Cooke
San Francisco Conversion to Multi-Family: What Works?
Hello SF BP'ers - What are the best value-add options for a single-family home in San Francisco zoned as an R3? (triplex). I own a property like this which is currently renting at market rate and would LOVE some guid...
Marielle Walter
Looking to Buy Land in the Bay Area CA and build off grid or Tiny House
Hello all,I am a budding real estate tycoon (or at least i like to think so!), and have so far bough one home in Washington DC that will be registered as an investment property and rented out as of September 30th 2015...
A.J. Chesney
buying a property with existing tenants?
How does this even work? Do i have to honor the old lease until it is up for renewal? Can I immediately change rules/rents? What is the process for taking over the old lease? Changing billing on utilities, etc?Mos...
Travis Hewlett
Multifamily Owner Cold Call Checklist/Script
Hello BP,I am looking for a quick checklist or list of good questions to ask when I cold call multi-family or mobile home park owners asking them if they'd be interested in selling. I have recently pulled all of the t...
Kyle Josefiak
Unique Refinancing/Rehabbing/Financing Scenario Question
Hey there!Hoping my lack of BP activity doesn't turn people away from my question. Been gaining experience/knowledge about real estate investing and rehabbing through first hand experience the past five years with my ...
Account Closed
Realtors loaning commission @ 2.25% rate post closing 2nd mtg
Anyone ever heard of Realtors loaning the commission @ 2.25% interest rate as a Cash Out 2nd mortgage above 97% CLTV post closing? Example: 500,000 purchase x 3% $15,000 commission- 5,000 for tax realtor has t...
Mark Holmes
Short term rental in Tampa
I lived in Tampa for two years, but I now live in California. I want to invest in an Airbnb in Tampa. I know it’s a growing market, especially for the state of Florida. This would be my first investment property. I wo...
John Horner
$150k cash, 740+ credit score and can't get a loan for anything...
So this is a hypothetical... But I am very motivated and eager to quit my day job. Last year was my first full year as a Real Estate wholesaler, wholeTAILer and flipper. I completed 17 deals last year, 15 of which ...
Joshua Martin
Starting the Snowball ~ Diary of a Direct Mail Campaign
Hey gang, I've seen a lot of these posts where people aspire to document their progress on a campaign or flip or deal, and then all of a sudden they disappear off the site and leave you wondering what the hell happen...
Henry Paschall
Why did Bigger Pockets choose RentRedi?
I was excited that Bigger Pockets was partnering with what I thought would be a robust and powerful property management site for small landlords. You know one where you get the awesomeness of steessa.com and innago.co...