Jacob Plocinski
Multi-use Property in Flood Zone
A property recently came to the market. It has a store front on the first floor and 2 apartments on the top 2 floors. The property is considered flood zone because of an under group creek that runs about a block away....
Ginger Carr
Capital Gains Help- Sale of Investment Property
My retired parents (in their 80's) are selling an investment property. They purchased it for 770k and it is now selling for 1.2 It was too much maintenance and work. They were considering doing a 1031 exchange but don...
Huong Luu
Fears in Real Estate
Hi BP Family, I am putting together a list of Fears/Worries around RE for a presentation I am doing. Last summer I met a gentleman who told me he was worried about the RE market in Canada and US and so liquidated all ...
Dustin Owen
Newbie from WPB, FL
Hello Everyone @ BiggerPockets,
Just want to stop in and take a moment to introduce myself.
My name is Dustin, and I am 22. I live here in West Palm Beach, FL. I have no experience in real estate, but that will chang...
John Sjoholm
Prop Manager Liability?
We manage some rental properties for distant owners. One of our tenants trashed a place pretty bad. No physical damage, but let the dogs poop everywhere and ruined the carpet. Owner thinks our professional liabilit...
Aaron Helmholdt
MLO Success Stories (and fail)
I have been interested in gaining control of apartment complexes through Master Lease Options. This topic doesn't seem to receive a whole lot of attention from BP. To all those out there who have tried a MLO on a ...
Claire Wilshire
Owner Financing - How to Pick the Right Property
I'm just starting out with this strategy so looking for advice - my goal is to buy low-income properties (65k or lower, preferably below 30k even), and then turn around and owner finance those properties out. I'm awar...
Kevin Shane
Real Estate Crowdfunding Q&A
I'd like to answer your questions about real estate crowdfunding (aka: real estate marketplace lending + investing). Please post any questions that you may have. Thanks!
Nick Furukawa
Best approach for first property
I am currently looking to purchase my first property in Indiana. I cannot decide between two different approaches. The first approach would be to purchase a $50,000 house in full without getting loans. This would help...
Jobee Vincent Buenaventura
Buying and rehabbing first property to refi to use for investing
Hey everyone! Real estate newbie here looking to score his first great deal. Learning a lot from the books and forums!Here’s a quick backstory:Saved just enough cash for 20% down for a $300k-$350k home in Northern NJ ...