Ryan Sajdera
10% of a BIG deal or 100% of a small deal?
Hey BP,I wanted to see what everyone's school of thought on partnerships were. Do you think its more beneficial to fully own and control a smaller deal or put your money into a larger deal with a smaller ownership per...
Ted Harris
Should you rent or buy?
That's what this CNNMoney article attempts to help you figure you .... in fact, Trulia is launching a rent vs buy index for 50 major cities. Always a lot of variables to consider so maybe an index could help some inc...
Cesar Perez
Need help with seller financing
Hi all,I've been lurking on these forums for quite some time - today is my first post. I could use all of your help. I recently came across a four family property and seller wants $725k. I want to house-hack one of th...
Kyle Rice
Should I evict or ride it out?
I have a tenant who I probably should've evicted a long time ago. Brief history: this tenant is the HR lady at my workplace and I originally broke my own rules by allowing her to have a pet and pay the security's depo...
Ruth Lyons
Do you buy title insurance policy on quick flip properties?
Looking for input from the bigger pockets family. I am closing on a flip next Friday. It 's a wholesale deal/assignment contract. The home has been owned by the same couple for over 25 years. A title policy will cost ...
Juan F. Saa
Are legal and accounting fees cash flow dream killers?
I
recently got started with great excitement in RE investing in single
family turnkey properties, have spent a lot of time learning about
the wonders of cash flow, and just refinanced my primary residence to
cash ...
Sarah Pratt
Appraiser paid for 24 turn around time - now it's 10 days later
You guys, I'm about to go crazy. I'm selling a SFH (mobile home) in the Fort Worth, Texas metroplex. We have an agent, got an offer quickly, and everything was going fine until the appraisal time. When the buyer's ...
Michael Tan
Closing on First Deal in Indianapolis - Closing Statement
Deal InfoI'm closing on my first deal as an out-of-state investor based in California. They provided me the closing statement yesterday (Friday, March 8th) and we are planning to close on Monday, March 11th.The proper...
Nigel McFarlane
Contractors - Atlanta Metro Area
Hi,Does anyone know a good general contractor in the Atlanta metro area? I've recently started analyzing potential BRRRR properties and I would need a contractor that could bring the property to it's highest use and v...
Fred Heller
50% rule question
When estimating operating expenses using the 50% rule, do you include property taxes and insurance as part of the 50%? Or do you consider that part of the mortgage payment?50% seems kind of high to me without the taxe...