Hayden Gerstner
Trying to get my first property with practically no background?
Hello, I have been working for over a year at a local real estate firm as an assistant (taking my license exam after the holidays). But I'm straight out of high school. This has been my only real job. And I'm lable...
Chris Teti
Leveraging Unsecured Lines of Credit
Most people know a hard money lender or a commercial bank, but very few know how to acquire Unsecured Lines of Credit to complement those lending sources to 100% finance their deals. And even fewer people know how to ...
Craig S.
How To Get Mortgage on 2nd Investment Property?
Hello All,
I am currently in the process of buying my first rental OO property -- a duplex that I will live in one half and rent out the other side. I am using FHA financing.
My ultimate goal is to quickly build as ...
Brent Ludwig
Anybody got and good gross tenant stories? I rented to a booger picker!!
Im in the middle of this on right now. First off the tenant was 2 months behind on rent and I was starting eviction when I went past and they had moved out in the middle of the night. When I went in the carpet were to...
Adiel Arvizu
Buying a multifamily - Part 2
The first post here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/432/topics/42...So whether or not I am able to buy my very first property I want to chronicle this so people can at least see the tedium and they can probably ...
Will F.
Renting to Marijuana Dispensary in LA County?
Hey any pros and cons of renting to Marijuana dispensary? I don''t know much about the details of the prop 64 that has passed, but apparently recreational marijuana is going to soon be legal for sale in California.I ...
Cody Brownfield
Newbie from Cincinnati
I am new to BiggerPockets forum and to real estate investing. I am 25 years old living in the Cincinnati area looking to slowly work my way into real estate investing then hopefully it can turn into a full time job (i...
Henry M.
Examples of Mortgage and Real Estate Fraud Investigations - Fiscal Year 2013
The following examples of mortgage and real estate fraud investigations are written from public record documents on file in the court records in the judicial district in which the cases were prosecuted.
Defen...
Aron Schlabra
Trouble getting approved for additional investment properties
Hello BP, I am having trouble expanding on my current portfolio. I am not getting approved though any lenders and Ive spoken with 8 different companies. The problem that keeps coming up is my DTI doesn't meet their st...
Jesse East
Tax deduction vacation
I just finished two tax books, “Tax Free Wealth” and “Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor”, and both books talk about how to deduct vacation expenses with some planning. However, my tax advisor told me ...