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Hi, a family member and I are considering investing in our first investment property. I've read that forming an LLC to purchase the property is a good way to protect ourselves from liability. However, I also underst...
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Attention Bigger Pockets Landlord Community,I have a tenant in Baton Rouge, LA in a low income subdivision whose daughter (living with her) has been dealing with cancer and was given up on by the medical community and...
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My first property is in escrow and I'm trying to get ready to evaluate applicants. I want to have a full set of standards before I start evaluating applicants that way I can prove I used the same qualifications for ev...
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I have a close friend whose realtor has convinced him to apply for Home Partner of America's rent to own program. I believe this company used to be Hyperion Homes.He asked what I thought - I told him I had no idea. ...
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Although I started in real estate some 20 years ago, I have been watching a wide variety of webinars recently, seeing if there are truly useful ideas out there
So far, these are some thoughts I have:
- Value - many ...
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I inherited lousy tenants in a property (year lease) who are threatening to sue me for a slip down the stairs. She didn't seem injured but yadayada had to go to the doctors and did xrays yadayada. Now they're saying s...
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I know a couple of older (70's and 80's) couples who had their wills updated and their attorney switched to trust and charged one $6k and another $10k. That sounds excessive to me.The last older couple I knew had a pr...
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Hello Bigger Pockets,I wanted to start a thread (and hopefully add to it as the years go by) on ways that I've learned over the years to establish and maintain high productivity. There's a LOT to know and do in this ...
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I am from DFW area and am having a difficult time deciding where and how to pursue my real estate education/license. I am making a carrier change and want to educate my self well in the real estate laws. I know th...