Richard Chagnon
Retirement account dilemma
I am new to real estate investing (I have yet to buy my first property) and not a lot on money on hand. I do however have a retirement account with approximately $235,000 in it from a company I no longer work for. ...
Richard Graham
Freddie Mac wont pay negotiation fee
Hi every one. I have a deal I have been working on since October. Loan is with SunTrust (Freddie Mac). My LLC stepped out of the way to let the end buyer buy directly from the bank. Agent is only getting 3% and my ...
Account Closed
I have the downpayment! Not the DTI... Advice?
Right now I'm a 3rd year university student working a part-time job (25-30 hrs per week during summer and 15-20 during academic year). I only earn 12-13k a year before taxes. I only opened my first credit card a coupl...
Richard L.
Best Way To Get Into Real Estate!!!!
Hey guys, so recently I had a sit down with a real estate broker and property manager. I told him how I am young and ambitious, and told him about my plan which was to try to get a loan and open up an LLC, and look fo...
CL Ziegler
$500,000 cash on hand; Do I buy outright or divide and borrow?
I am weighing whether or not it's best to, say, buy five 100K properties outright......or pay 50K down on ten properties since credit's fine and borrowing is not a problem.Anyone got advice for me on this?Of course, i...
Richard Curi
Taking over payments
Hey everyone. Super noob here looking to pursue my real estate investing career and have already started reading more into it. If it’s not too much trouble I’d like some advice on where to start with a home that needs...
Richard Hadley
Long term loan vs short term strategy
I'm just curious what other investors prefer and why. Some of my local gurus are recommending that long term loans (mortgages) are better because they get more of the profits right at the start rather than waiting for...
Sateesh B.
Tenant Floor Damage
Tenant vacated the unit, Did notice a couple of broken tiles in the Kitchen, The tenant is agree to pay upto $250 for fixing the broken tiles. Now the issue is the tiles that i bought about four years from HD is disco...
Richard F.
Indianapolis Contractor/Handyman Questions
Hello Indy Investors! As an out of state investor, I seem to have the ongoing challenge when it comes to contractors/handymen:
1. First quote or two is competitively priced, work gets done, have it checked o...
Matthew Gundersen
What did you do/read to get started being a landlord?
Hello Bigger Pockets,I am looking for any and all advice here. I am a complete beginner when it comes to real estate; I basically just have some additional cash that I am looking to use to help me fund my first home p...