Joseph Lucas Jr
Landlord Tales and cautions
Happy Friday BP Nation!I am still very new to the world of real estate investing but I think I’m going to go down the path of buying, holding and renting. Now I talk with my fiance about this and she immediately bring...
Cameron Lam
How I achieved $100K annual cash flow in 2 years
A Little Backstory
Hi BiggerPockets! I wanted to make this post to give some inspiration to those newbies just starting out or even the more seasoned vets! I set out on my real estate journey with my first investmen...
David Hanor
Ever offer way below asking price?
Looking at a property listed in the $180k range that might rent for $1400 (it was listed for $1200 earlier this year). It's been a rental the past 12 years--is it insulting to offer $140-150k? It's been on the market ...
Ian Crane
Bad Loan Processing, Lock Expired, What Now?
I put an offer in on my first deal on May 1st this year. My rate lock at 4.25% in the GFE expired on June 17th. After months of poor communication and performance on their end, I finally got final approval to close ...
Jason Munck
PM and Colleague Request Etiquette
Hey BP Nation!
I'm new to the community...not just this community but ANY online community. BiggerPockets is the first site to actually get me interested in engaging in any kind of online group. There are...
Gustavo Munoz Castro
Looking to invest in San Diego, any tips?
Greetings BP folks! My wife and I will be moving to San Diego next month, we're expecting our first baby and want to be closer to our families for a bit during the first year (I'm originally from across the border in ...
Erick Garske
Single Member LLC Schedule E 2013 Schedule C 2014
I had changed accountants between 2013 and 2014. The new accountant is insisting that I need to file a schedule C instead of a schedule E. In my opinion, I thought that continuing to use a schedule E would be the way ...
Mariana Moldovanu
Newbie with questions!
Hi all! Just finished reading the "How to Invest in RE" book and want to build my "to do" lists and work through MINS (not trying to show off, just using the book terms for "reinforcement"). What are the MOST IMPORTAN...
Stephen E.
Leasing Ups and Downs
So I have been trying to lease two properties. Great success on one, just leased to a long term tenant for $100 extra each month over the last tenant's rent. The other property is not going so well. I have had ma...
Bill McCafferty
Your Motivation To Start Investing In Mortgage Notes:
Question of the day; What was your biggest motivation to start Investing in Mortgage Notes?