Jay R.
Horrible start for first timer!!
Hello BP Community,I've recently bought a 3 family complex and everything started off well. I was getting rent checks on time, the house was fine, then everything took a turn for the worse. I had to file a Pay or Quit...
Chris Rendall
My First Year of Real Estate Investing in the Books!
Hello BiggerPockets family!I just officially finished my first year as a real estate investor and I wanted to share a summary of what I did, what I experienced, and the lessons I learned. I hope this will be helpful f...
Ken George
Failure how do you get over it?
I started investing at 26. I bought a new house and did a rent to own wIth the old house. I was hooked. I built a business to 29 units and then got out of it so I could focus on my job. I have ADHD so a job was better...
Nat C.
Title company won't give my $20,000 EMD back
I had a property under contract in August 2014. After doing inspections, I realized the scope of repairs was too great so I decided not to proceed. The selling agent told me it was no problems and sent me the cancella...
Nicholas Jose
Need help rejecting this tenant in NJ
Good morning, BP.I am in the process of writing a rejection letter for an applicant here in NJ who is unwilling to disclose his financial history. I ran a background check before on another applicant and she submitted...
Edison Reis
Mortgage Insurance ... Advisable or not?
Dear allI am close to secure my first property (Canada) and currently discussing the mortgage details my banker. He strongly reccomends (for logical reasons) a mortgage insurance.1) What's your take about about it ?...
Eli Gilbert
Exclusive only Realtor!
Hi all Investors and Realtors!I met a realtor today who only works with investors that said that he would only work with me if I exclusively work with him, no other realtors!Is this normal, my thoughts are, if he’s wo...
Mindy Jensen
How Did You Cultivate The Relationship With Your BEST Lender?
Reading @Brian Wilson's recent post about a lender telling him "No", it got me thinking.How do you create a relationship with a lender? I hear this advice frequently, and also have been known to suggest it from time ...
Abhishek Maloo
Buyer Backing out on 26th day after waving all contingencies
Hey folks, This is my first question on biggerpockets. I am selling a property in Bay Area California. Buyer wrote a clean offer (waived all contingencies) on day 2 of the contract. buyer was supplied prelim title rep...
Adam Treece
Closed on my first property!
Just wanted to drop a little bit of encouragement in here. I am currently stationed in Okinawa (have been for 5 yrs now) and just closed on my first property. It is a Quadplex in Decatur, GA and should cashflow abou...