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Hi,Firstly I'd like to thank the whole BP community for making a place with such great resources for RE rookies and vets.But I have been wondering, has anyone gotten burned by another forum member? Obviously I wouldn'...
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Hello. I’m looking into buying a 1/4 of a fourplex unit in Kelowna, BC. It’s a foreclosure in rough condition. It’s located in one of the roughest areas in town where tenants are usually on social assistance. Not that...
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I get why 30 year loans are best, and I'm not posting to debate that. I'm trying to achieve it.
I've called 10 different banks mostly small or local credit unions. I can't find anyone who gives 30 year loans. I'm pur...
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Our tenants left without giving prior notice and did not pay for last months rent. I have 1 month deposit so it will cover that. There was no Lease termination doc signed or anything. What should be my next step as fa...
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TL, DR: Two homeless women moved themselves into a vacant home in West Oakland (Bay Area/CA) and intend to stay there, rent free.
This made the evening news last night. As a resident of the Bay Area, I definitely un...
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Hi Everybody,I have found a very intriguing property (so far) and plan to go see it. If it is "the one", "the first one"…. or, if I have to look at 100 before I find the one, eventually I will have "the first one".Ho...
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Do you hesitate to answer when someone asks you what you do for a living? Do you hang your head when the naysayers label your industry as a bunch of vultures preying on the innocent, trying to steal houses from littl...
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I've been studying how to wholesale with lease options & one of the things I can't get past is why would an owner do a lease option to me (a wholesaler) when they could just owner finance to a tenant/buyer themsel...
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I was wondering , if I am the only one, having hard time finding 'positive cash flow' property in Bay Area(California). Or is this a fact, and known to everyone? Sorry, i am newbie to biggerpockets, so this question m...