Jason L.
Home Insurance Rates in Florida Have Gone Parabollic
I got renewal quotes on 2 of my investment properties in Tampa this week. Last year I paid $1475 in premiums for the 2 houses combined, but the quotes this year came in at about $2200. That's about a 40% YoY increase!...
Kent Renshaw
Besides filing a Memorandum of Agreement, how does a contract buyer protect contract seller from mortgaging the property. And if they do, who is first in line?
Scenario: Contract buyer and seller enter into a Contract for Deed. Buyer immediately files Memo of Agreement in the situs county. All goes well for two years and Seller applies for loan. Mortgage Lender realiz...
Rich Weese
Contrarian view for real estate ownership. Life long investor.
I have been involved in real estate for nearly 50 years and have always been very positive about the future. I started at a very young age buying real estate and investing in more and more as decades went by. If I was...
Michael Pitsos
Negative Cash Flow — still rent it?
Hi I have a unique situation on my hands. I have the opportunity to buy another home in the same communiting area with a VA Loan with 0% down. The current home I live in carries a 15 year mortgage that runs $1550 per ...
Ryan Rogoszewski
Soon to graduate student looking for starting advice
Hey guys, been following for a while and reading/listening to the podcasts when I can, but a recent job fair really got me thinking a little harder about what to do with the rest of my life.
I'm a pharmacy st...
Kerry Hennessy
Bubble Proof?
What is the safest type of Real Estate investing? Who were the investors that still made money in the crash of 2008? I am new to this game and am hoping to be a passive investor doing buy and hold on property that ...
Duke Giordano
Advanced target Metrics Limited Partner in Syndication
Hey All,Wanted to touch base on a few topics that are not typically discussed in relation to components of a RE syndication deal and how this impacts things from the standpoint of the LP in relation to such factors as...
Robin Gravlin
What the “BLEEP”??!!
My scenario... need help getting me off the freakin tea cup ride and onto the race track.Facts;Retired and married to a self made millionaire with assets only in his name. That’s fine... he worked his ass off!I own tw...
Levi Rietveld
Looking to network and find mentors in Canada!
Hello, I'm very new to biggerpockets.com and to real estate investing. Just like you I'm looking to grow and get residual income through real estate. If like me, you have value to share and some personal experience in...
Matthew L.
Lessons from My First Purchase
I just wrapped up a busy (and cold!) week in Owings Mills (outside of Baltimore), where I was rehabbing my first rental property. Being my first real estate purchase ever, it was exciting and intimidating to go throug...