Tim Lyons
Buying a vacated property for first rental?
Should a first time buyer always aim to start cash flowing immediately, as in buying a property that already has tenants, or should a couple months downtime to clean things up and find tenants not be a deal-breaker?Ke...
Stephen McCauley
Free books and audio books
Hey everybody! Background: My name is Stephen McCauley. I'm brand spanking new to bigger pockets forums and the website itself but I've been listening to the podcast 2-6 times a day for the last 3-4 weeks. On a lar...
Allyssa McCleery
CBS vs framework in Florida
Hello,I am a new investor and I am looking at duplexes in the palm beach county area. I have been advised to go for houses that have a concrete block structure (CBS) and avoid houses that are framework structured and ...
Corby Goade
The MOST Landlord Friendly States
This seems to be a fairly common topic, but I'm curious what laws and regulations make what states more landlord friendly. Would love to hear some examples. I live and invest in Idaho and there are a couple laws on th...
Paul Day
Should I form my entity before I print business cards?
I'm an aspiring RE investor. My goal is to pull the trigger on a property before 2020. I've been giving a lot of elevator pitches and trying to network and people keep asking me for business cards.I'd like to have car...
Jace Im
Refinance then Home Equity Loan? or Cash Out Refi?
Hello BP family,Being new, I'm still in the process of getting everything to sink in and digest with all these methods of financing options and need some guidance. My mom has a home (in her name only) and now she woul...
Harry Goodman
What the best way to get these deals done
I have two possible deals both are properties owned by my father aka the angry landlord lol. He owns one free and clear, its worth about 80k its a single family, he also owns a duplex that he still owes 65k on but ...
Michael Dunn
20% Down and obtaining " Back " that 20% as useable Equity ......
Good Afternoon,I figure that I already know the answer to my question , but still want to get more knowledgeable and expirenced members on here's confirmation .....So, if we Purchase a property for $100,000 and we p...
Timothy Colman
First investment property
Hello all,
I am active duty military and currently reside in Japan. I currently have a town home I am renting out, which I obtained using my VA loan. I now desire to purchase an investment property to make a rental f...
Derek McGillicuddy
Renting to retired people
Just put a property up for rent. This is my first time renting and have a few retirees interested. How do you verify income? Its assumed they would get social security. Does the application process on a site like Zill...