Rob Strickland
First encounter with vandalism
So last night I had my first encounter with vandalism on a 3 unit property that my father and I just bought and are rehabbing ourselves. I got a call from a neighbor around 8pm informing me that several teenagers wer...
Heather Dane
Purchase my neighbor's house
My next door neighbor is moving to North Carolina and I would love to buy his house. He would love to avoid showings and sell his place to me. This may seem like a silly question, but where do we start? Do we have to ...
James Nidiffer
Seller Financing a house that is free and clear
My mom owns a $200k house free and clear. She has a tenant in the house for the last 4 years. She is willing to allow my sister and me to use the equity in the house to seed our real-estate portfolio. We are trying to...
William Ellis
Driving for dollars
ok so you drive around nice neighborhoods and find vacant properties. Now what steps/research do you recommend? Thanks for any tips/help.
Al Williamson
Want $12,000? The $100 Expense Reduction Challenge
You can boost your equity by reducing expenses - but will you try?
Help fill the Innovation Shortfall by accepting my dare to reduce your rental's expenses by the equivalent of $100 per month AND providing supportin...
Adam Moody
Cash out refinance with no seasoning period
Hey guys! I'm a new member of the BiggerPockets community and new investor in the Houston/Texas market. I was hoping to learn some tips and tricks surrounding cash out re-financing on rental properties. I have read th...
Will Kilby
Creative ways to partner with my parents using their HELOC
Hi all, it's been a while since I joined but I'm officially an investor - I've been in a house hack for about 6 months now! I'm looking to get another deal moving and have been thinking about finding a home to flip an...
Thomas Wever
Family member transfer of property so we can pull equity?
Hi everyone,So we have been trying to invest in Florida for the last year, while just monitoring different markets in our area and running numbers but so far nothing. My question is about how we can finance our invest...
Nicholas Johnson
My First Meeting w/ Local Bank / Lender, Need Your Advice!
Hey BP -- I'm working on getting my first house [hack] purchased in the next couple months and I am going in to meet a local banker / lender tomorrow morning. I plan to dress sharp and bring some information about the...
Marc Pfleger
First Lead ... poof
so I sent out my first batch of mailers and got what I thought was a motivated seller. The owners indicated that they were going to be moving out of state, so I set up an appointment for today and a couple hours befor...