So I've been direct mail marketing and this lead came in:The situation: The owner and his ex-wife still have joint ownership of the property. Ex-wife's son is living in the property and supposedly fixing it it up. The...

First, I'd like to thank BiggerPockets for the tools and resources they provide to their members. It really makes investing in real estate easier. Suggestion, or if someone knows how to do this please let me know, I'm...

Hello BP!I am currently looking to do a cash out refi.  I was speaking to a broker that actually got me the loan on this house.  He was great, but know looking into doing the refi his rate seems high.  He says that a ...

Hi guys, heres the scenario:

I live in Edmonton, Alberta and I'm a 21 year old finishing up my first year in college and working part-time (unfortunately thats the only option for college students it seems). I have ...

Having a contract worked up for a short sale.The proposed value is $425K( if even accepted by bank) and the house is worth about $675 as it and with about $100k put into it roughly $850k.The problem is the house has (...

Hi! I’ve been listening to bigger pockets podcasts for a long time while getting out of bad consumer debt. Now that I’ve ditched the car loan and the credit card debt, I’m ready to become an investor. Hopefully I’m le...

Is it a realistic goal for me to become a realtor right out of high school (currently in 11th grade)? I have the opportunity of going to college (being a finance major to work in RE), working a job (maybe), and being ...

I am a long term landlord and have substantial experience as a handyman.  I am fairly new to buying a beat up property, rehabbing it, and then keeping it for a long term rental.  I recently finished my first rehab, an...

I've been  thinking  about this for a while  and would  appreciate  your feedback. I'll  give some examples. Let's say I flipped  4 houses last year, averaged  15,000 on each. then this year's  goal would  realistical...

Lease is ending in a couple of days. Rent paid in full but keys has not been returned. Today I got notification from Gas Company that the service on the property has been shut off 2 days ago per tenant’s request and i...