Kevin Zolea
Furloughs impact on lending
Hi all,I recently just went under contract on a duplex that I will be house hacking. I work for the state of NJ and due to the impacts of COVID-19, our state budget has gotten crushed. Last night I got word that they ...
Eric Yi
Attorney in Northern Virginia
Hey BP,Can anyone recommend an attorney with real estate experience in Northern Virginia that can assist me in completing LLC documents?Also, does anyone have any experience with Legal Shield? Would you recommend them...
Darryl Blalock
Stone Mountain GA Cap Rates
Hello to all. I'm now looking at quads in the Stone Mountain area of Atlanta and came across a property with a 27K annual income listed at 160K. I'd probably have to borrow my down payment, so essentially the whole a...
Matthew Spiers
STR Owners Beware - Do NOT Work with Evolve If You Value Your Bottom-Line
My family and I got into short-term rentals this year and we thought things were going well but since the property was several states over, we had to rely on a virtual property manager. The one we chose was Evolve.I k...
Susan Homeier
Questions to ask Lenders
I thought it might be a good idea to develop a checklist of questions/requirements/red flags to help with due diligence on Lenders. Please post if you can provide anything that you think is helpful, anything that mig...
Scott Armstrong
Screening / Mgmt Software w/o Criminal Background Check
Hi, I'm just starting to rent out my house in Seattle. I'm wondering what services you all use to screen tenants in Seattle, in order to conform with the "second chance" law preventing criminal background checks (or ...
Daniel Vazquez
Real Estate Reciprocal Application in Atlanta GA
Hi,I have a Real Estate Broker's license from outstate, moved to GA and applying for a Real Estate license here. In the fill form there's a Broker's section with 2 particular choices. I have doubts and I wanted to kno...
Account Closed
The barrier of entry seems way too high
I've been trying to get started on real estate investing for almost a year and a half now. I've been doing research on the basics, trying to learn specific markets that look promising, and even contacting agents to he...
Philip Chung
Out of state investing
Hello everyone from the BiggerPockets community! This is my first post, and I wanted to say I am glad that this forum exists! I am currently looking to invest out of state as I live in Chicago, IL, where it is really...
Eric Caudill
Best Deal Structure for Family Portfolio Purchase???
Hi BP Community,BackstoryFor years I've heard my father tell me that if he could just unload his real estate properties he could finally "retire" or at least be a lot closer to retiring. The issue is he's got homes sp...