Chad Braungart
Death of applicant prior to moving in (roommates involved)
So I have a very rare and unusual case here. I have an open apartment and showed it to a group of three friends. They apply and everything goes through as far as screening and we sign the lease and received the secu...
Alex Lyon
How has Bigger Pockets helped you personally?
I'm writing an article about BP for a real publisher. Could some of you, especially new-ish investors, comment on BP? I'm especially interested in a) how BP has helped you, b) how BP is different than the "guru" or ex...
Arthur Fuller II
Door knocking - any suggestions?
I am currently comprising a list of homes that I want to go door knocking on this week. Most are pre foreclosure but a couple aren't. Does anyone have experience with this? Got any pointers? I'm not worried for my saf...
Lois Stern
Seller requested 30 day close, mortgage company may/may not be able to accommodate
I have a contract on a house. Buyer asked for 30 days. Being my first contract, I did not know that I had to ask the lender if this was possible - so I said yes. Mortgage Co said they are trying to speed it along [...
Abraham Anderson
Buying a value add vs high performing
I've been searching for about 6 months for a value-add multifamily property, 20+ units and around an 8% cap. However at the moment I have the opportunity to purchase an already high performing property. It's 20 units ...
Jacob Ofei
When did the economy stop pushing for home ownership?
I wanted to start a discussion to understand why a) housing is no longer affordable & b) why so many rental/apt properties are popping up nationwide. My reasoning behind my inquiry:From recent reports of price gou...
Dana Bible
New construction worthwhile for fourplex?
I live in a small town outside of Nashville. My initial investment goal is to acquire a four plex and live in one of the units while renting out the other 3. I qualify for an FHA loan and was going to use that finan...
Carl C.
Might have accidentally killed a deal... oops
Last night my partner and I were on the phone with a seller's agent negotiating an offer and everything seemed to be going well. We had made an earlier offer which she told us they wouldn't accept. After looking at ou...
Elisha Mcginley
hi everyone
hi everybody,
my name is elisha mcginley, and i'm a new member. i really don't know where to begin, so i suppose i'll tell you about who i am and what my goals are.
i grew up very poor. i was homeless for the first t...
Thomas Clark
Non Recourse
I'm new to real estate investing (haven't done a deal yet), and have heard some talk about loans being non recourse if they're above a certain dollar amount or for a large property. Do they exist?