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Good morning, day or evening to you! My name is Jared Kampschroeder. I'm 28 years old and I live with my wife in the Hampton Roads area of VA. I recently joined the Bigger Pockets family thanks to a coworker of mine. ...
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Hi everyone, my fiancée and I have found a great first deal. The deal consists of two homes, right next to each other. The first home,I am pre-approved for, for a fha loan. we would like to do a fha under her name w t...
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I heard a BP podcast recently with Rachel Richards as the guest. She mentioned that she had bought a house and converted it into a boarding house type arrangement. She rented the bedrooms, and tenants had access to th...
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Need some advise,So since I started three weeks ago I have viewed 3 houses and spoke to several individuals, The first house was a 7 br 2 ba in a rough area I had only one investor check it out, and he said it was too...
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Hello, My name is Stanford Taylor Jr. I am a recent graduate of Middle Tennessee State University with a B.S. Looking to get my feet wet in wholesale real estate while I continue education to become an Occupational Th...
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Trying to get into real estate (buy and hold) in our local Bergen County (northern NJ/metro NY) market. Had a short sale under contract but it just fell through. (Made offer in August, right after seller dropped ask...
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I'm from Massachusetts, currently living in Stoughton. I am self employed as a therapist earning about $70-$80k. I have only $2k in savings, credit score in the low 600's, a mortgage ($389k), student loans ($136k), &a...
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Hi All,
After years of following BP, I finally pulled the trigger and bought a duplex that I was planning to house hack. The sellers agreed to rent the unit they were living in through May of this year, at which poi...
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Must a landlord perform background/credit checks on prospective tenants? I use the standard Texas Apartment Association application and on there it does ask about their background but I'm sure many people lie abou...