Luke Sanderson
Building Wealth in the Military With Rental Properties
This post is mostly targeted at junior military officers at the beginning of their career. However, it is applicable to anyone who moves, either due to work or personal choice, around the country for work. Or it could...
Tony Ngo
Tenant wants to add in husband with criminal record - need advice
Current situation, I rented a duplex out to a single mom with kids two months ago. She's on section 8. Section 8 pays 100% of the rent. I received a letter from section 8 saying that she got married so she'll need ...
Wilson Lee
First foreclosure auction!, First Rehab project.
There are cautionary tells in the pod cast and in the blogs here on BP about how to beat out the competition at auctions and negotiate with contractors. This week, I armed my self with the advice bestowed to me in th...
Ihe O.
Would you pay more tax to help house the homeless?
Do you believe that we should be willing to pay more tax to help house the homeless?I'm going to ask again in a minute, but first am going to tell you about 2 of my properties.Rental 1.I've owned it for 4 years wit...
Kevin D.
It's official... Today I bought my fist REI.
There was a Tax Sale (Judicial Sale) today and I scouted out some properties and set my max bids for each property. I lost on two properties, but got one SFH for $10k or just over $11k after transfer taxes. My first...
Account Closed
New credit report rules require 30 months of payment history
Just saw this story here: http://bit.ly/2d6Px2RThe gist of it is that beginning tomorrow Saturday 9/24/16 lenders will now consider a mortgage applicant's payment history over 30 months to determine their credit worth...
Bob Stevens
sec 8nswers It's not that complicated folks
Ok so it seems EVERYONE is making renting to sec 8 MUCH more complicated than it needs to be, not sure why. Maybe some guru is selling courses and telling everyone it is. Well, it's not. So here are answer to most of ...
Barry Hickson
Dollar General Store vacated and new store built next door
My in-laws had a property in Fort Deposit Alabama that was lease to DG for a couple of decades. Without advising them, Dollar General built a new store right next door to their store and now we have vacated 8000 squa...
Mindy Jensen
FAQ Forum Question: How Do I Find the Owner of a Property?
Hello fellow BiggerPocketeers!In an effort to provide the best answers to some of the most frequently asked questions, we've created an FAQ Forum so our most knowledgeable members can answer a frequent question thorou...
Jon K.
Are all last-minute tenants bad ones?
Are all last-minute applicants bad ones?
I've been looking for a February roommate.
I've started getting more inquiries again, but after a quick Google/court record search for them, I have charming candidates.
1) S...