Michael Ramos
Getting People that Know you to Lend you money as a NEWBIE
Hello Again Everyone,I am still slowly saving money for my out of state (OOS) investment property. In the meantime my gears have been grinding on how I can speed up this process, short of, selling some (cough, cough) ...
Donald S.
Confusing and Frustrating LLC and trusts
Hi everyone. So you know how on all the podcasts etc they say "I'm not an attorney and make sure you speak with an attorney first...." well I did just that. I spoke with 2 attorneys in the past 2 days and they complet...
Katie Lyon
New Investor - Which route to go??
Looking for thoughts on which option to explore given my current situation. Here's the lowdown:- Primary residence has about 200k of equity in it. - Currently own one rental property (previous primary residence). We o...
P.R. Romain
Hoping To Close My First Deal But Confused
Good afternoon. I am fairly new to the BiggerPockets community and real estate as a whole; I attended Than Merrill's workshop and got the motivation to try out wholesaling with my significant other/partner. We started...
Dan H.
umbrella policy is going up over 50%
Property insurance roes have got a lot of press as providers pull out of various markets and prices increase. Florida is likely the most impacted, but California has also been heavily impacted.I have not seen anythin...
Account Closed
broken appliance
I put a new refrigerator from Lowes in my house to sell. During negotiations, the buyer said he worked at an appliance store and preferred a lower price and no refrigerator. So, I saved it back for my next project. ...
Natalie Landry
Seller switches to "as-is" midway through negotiations
Looking for advice. We signed a P&S agreement for a 4-bedroom, 2-bath with the contingency to conduct a home inspection. The inspection revealed that the heating/cooling system (heat pump) needed to be replaced be...
Mitch Stephen
The Art of owner Financing and Private Money Terms
"Why I Borrow for the Terms I Do How I handle the Balloon Payment"I almost always borrow money from private lenders to buy my houses. I borrow at the following terms;$0 Down payment8% InterestInterest Only5 yr TermNon...
Scott Trench
Should Early Retirees Take Advantage of Gov't Benefits?
So I've got a controversial topic to throw out to the BP community. On many recent posts I've seen online, I see members of the Financial Independence Community (no BiggerPockets members that I've seen thus far) talk ...
Dave Rav
Car Wash a good investment?
Hey BP members! I was toying with the idea (loosely) of investing in a car wash. There are two for sale in my vicinity. One has 5 bays, one of which is full service.Question: does anyone have experience with a ca...