![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/490893/small_1722267307-avatar-januaryj.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Can I buy a home directly from an owner facing foreclosure in advance of the foreclosure auction? For example, I see a home up for auction, and the amount owed is about $38,000. Assuming this is the only debt (and I...
Thank you to everyone for your comments on my last spec deal post, especially @J Scott and @Will Barnard.I’ve worked through the opportunity further, met with local real estate agents and other developers to get thei...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/wordpress_blog_post/image/10983/where-are-the-notes.jpg?twic=v1/output=image/cover=625x330)
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/wordpress_blog_post/image/11913/real-estate-wrong-insurance.jpg?twic=v1/output=image/cover=625x330)
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/wordpress_blog_post/image/18208/money-120240110-2-9befpn.jpg?twic=v1/output=image/cover=625x330)
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/914541/small_1672367078-avatar-yonahw18.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Name something you've learned from someone on BiggerPockets (podcast, forums, blog, whatever) and tag the person from whom you learned it. Name as many people as you want, but please limit your posts to one-person-per...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/235863/small_1621435215-avatar-owcterry.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I am an MLO in California. The Exemptions in California follow the Federal law. I am doing a survey. What are the laws in each of the other states with respect to exemptions and seller financing?Thanks in advance for ...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/999814/small_1695411324-avatar-shaner58.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Calling all Ohio landlords @ben, or someone that read legal jargon better!I have a tenant that's claiming the we owe interest on the security deposit. It's referenced in the Ohio code.5321.16 Procedures for security d...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/2633920/small_1672937793-avatar-sph1.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
Hello,I am just getting started in my REI journey. I’ve been reading books and listening to podcasts and following different successful investors online. However, I do still have a lot of questions. I have tried reach...
![](https://bpimg.biggerpockets.com/no_overlay/uploads/social_user/user_avatar/606552/small_1621493656-avatar-keegant24.jpg?twic=v1/output=image&v=2)
I am interested to hear some of of you got started in real estate investing and how much money you all had to begin. Thanks in advance!