Marshall Rousseau
Fair Housing Question
Since I became a landlord several years ago, I have always use the same screening process. When I show a property, I have prospective tenants show up dispersed every 10 minutes on a given evening. The typical evening ...
John Arendsen
For Folks Living In RESIDENT OWNED Manufactured Home Communities
Frequently Asked Questions:Q. Does our condo park and association need to become approved by FHA or HUD before FHA reverse mortgages can be insured? A. Yes. The HUD Mortgagee Letter issued new guidelines for manufactu...
Andy Jousma
Considering not requiring SSN. Can we still collect a judgement?
Hello Folks,We're considering removing our requirement for tenants SSN's to be on our lease documents. Tenants have brought up that they don't like there number on the lease document along side of 3 other tenants. I'm...
Robert Whitelaw
Going Co-Op or Splitting Duplexes, Tris and Quads?
Howdy all,I was reading Risk Game by Francis Greenburger last week and I got to thinking about the strategy that really started him off to becoming a real estate investing billionaire. He took multis and turned them i...
Dustin Ruhl
The 3 P’s of Real Estate Note Investing
If a person is looking for another way to invest their money; going into real estate appears to be a viable option. Real estate note investing is not as commonly known has the practice of “flipping” a house. When a pe...
Ryan Sun
Maximize the use of the 10 conventional loans for a married couple
We've learned that each individual can secure up to 10 conventional loans with favorable interest rates. To maximize this opportunity, it is recommended to utilize the full allocation of 10 loans per person. As we pro...
Matt Miranda
Advice from seasoned investors
Hey everyone,
Just getting started in RE investing. I currently have 1 rental and looking to add more. I am interested in SFR and small multi-fam, until I have better processes in place. Additionally I am interested ...
Andrew Postell
How a Declared Federal Disaster Area can help property owners and tenants
We have had some recent storms in the Dallas/Fort Worth area that have caused some serious damage and even taken lives. The damage has been so severe that we have recently been declared a “Federal Disaster Area”. Th...
Damon Moore
How to find meetups or like minded people???
Hi, I am new to Bigger Pockets and I am also in the process of purchasing my first home. While on this journey I would love to start going to meetups or finding like minded individuals related to investing in real est...
Steven Stutzman
Divorce decrees and tax liens
Hello everyone. I am trying to obtain divorce decree and tax lien lists from the county. I sent in an application and got a reply saying: "Per court rule GR 31(g)(3): The use of court records, distributed in bulk form...