Brandon Collins
I am considering purchasing some vacation properties
Hello everyone, I recently got my real estate license to have access to the MLS to flip properties, but now I'm considering keeping the fixer uppers I find and renting them out as short term vacation rentals. Because ...
Josh Mills
Creative Ways To Purchase a Distressed Property
Hi all!
Looking for creative ways to buy a pre-foreclosed property, the situation is below.
The owner owes in the 400's on a property that is zoned 2 fam but they converted back to a 1 fam. Listing talks about t...
Rich Leone
Tenant Homicide in our St Paul Duplex
We woke up to some very disturbing news this morning. One of our duplex tenants notified us that the couple living in the other unit had a big argument early this morning. According to that tenant, the male shot and k...
Donald Cooley
Using Zillow
Hi all, Got a quick question for everyone. When using Zillow for analyzing or finding deals, do you find their "Zestimates" as far a arv and rental rates to be accurate or should I be cautious? Also would there be oth...
Bill Goodland
Redfin, Realtor, Zillow, Trulia..who to trust for accurate taxes?
Currently keeping my eye on a lot of submarkets in my area and running numbers as I plan to buy a property to househack next year upon finishing grad school. My question however is, what website to trust for the most ...
Susie Lowe
Difference between Interest only HELOC or traditional HELOC
Hey guys, I am purchasing a rental right now that is being built and my lender recommended to pull an Interest only HELOC on my current home that I have equity in it. I want to have the HELOC open for any future short...
Karen Closkey
Is this a scam? I was hired to work for an investor using quitclaim deeds
I saw an ad on Craigslist that they need someone to do private investigator type work. I answered and the person told me they work for private investors. They are trying to get ahold of a homeowner to buy his second h...
Johnathan Whiddon
Advice: BRRRR vs. Traditional Financing
I am new to Bigger Pockets. I am working on deciding which strategy to pursue for real estate investing. I have an amount to invest which will likely not be enough to purchase and rehab a property in the DFW area wher...
Kat Hussey
How do you get and use 'Hard Money?'
I'm in the learning phase and I think I'll have to use hard money for the first investment because I only make $40k per year at my day job and just bought a home for myself and my S/O. I cannot apply jointly with anyo...
Aaron Bihl
San Antonio - Wholetale Deal
Investment Info:
Single-family residence wholesale investment.
Purchase price: $170,000
Cash invested: $1,000
Sale price: $247,000
This was a wholetale deal that I partnered with a private money ...