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Hey BP community, I'm Jonah. I'm looking to learn more about passive real estate investing, syndications, and other passive or semi-passive streams of income or equity building. I'm 37 and about 8 years into my emerg...
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I have heard of many investors filing liens on property or on friend’s property in an attempt to fend off legal challenges that would arise from someone identifying this equity. I realize that entities can be used ...
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Hello BP Community,This is my first BP post, so please forgive me if I deviate from any community posting practices and standards. I have been renting in Jersey City for approx. three years, and have always had an int...
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Hello, my name is Jeff Kovac. My wife and I are Alaskan residents currently operating a small business in the oil fields of North Dakota. Found one of BP’s forums during a commercial real estate search. Checked out th...
Here's the situation:
I'm looking at possibly purchasing another investment property. It's an upper/lower duplex. It's a big place, about 2,000 square feet. The lower unit is a 2BR 1 Bath and the upper is a 1...
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Title doesn't do much justice, sorry!tl;dr The previous owners were terrible landlord's and lost the lease. During the sale of the house, they "made up" a lease and Estoppel that forgot to mention that they collected ...
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I have read the BRRRR book by David Greene as well as listened to around 100 podcasts on Spotify by Biggerpockets. I plan on getting my real estate license as well to help me be a bit more informed before going into r...
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Dear BP family,My appraisal came in lower than I expected.What is the best course of action now?For the future, can I ask the appraiser to send me the draft before he submits it to the bank?In case the new appraisal i...