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I am new to real estate investing. I purchased my first SFH this past August 2020. I did a cash out refi on my home and purchased 3 properties. Two houses are all cash and one is a traditional 20% down 30 year loan. I...
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My parents own an apartment in North Miami. After they retired and the bubble, they couldn't pay the rent. A lawyer is working on the case to modify the loan for the last 6 years but nothing happened. The lawyer takes...
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Hey BP friends,Backstory:I'm in process of rehabbing a 1920s house in San Antonio, Texas, which has a cedar post pier & beam foundation. The house is 1600sqft total with a second story being only 500 sqft. The fou...
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Hi BP! Do any of you know of any conventional banks who will lend with no mortgage insurance without 20% down on a primary residence? I read about a program with Bank of America. http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/22/real_...
We bought a short sale property and are in escrow - 7 days away from closing. The sellers are asking for $1500 to move out else they will void the deal - can the sellers do that? Buyers in escrow are not at all protec...
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BP Experts, I have a question about buying non-performing first notes. This one involves family so it really hits close to home. Recently, my grandfather passed away. Losing his income means my Grandmother cannot a...
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Hi guys, Will here, new to bigger pockets, I've learned more in the past 3 weeks about REI than I ever thought possible thanks to this site and all you experienced members willing to share info with people like me!I h...
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Not sure if this is the right forum for this but here goes. As a buyer is it necessary to record my contract with a seller before I assign the contract to another investor or do a d...
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/05/09/landlords-ra...Interested new landlord rules expedited in San Jose on Tuesday. Interested to hear opinions from landlords in Oakland and other cities with similar rules already in...
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My wife and I are just starting out in real estate.We bought out first home in May (which we live in currently), my wife purchased with 3.75% down, first time home buyer perks, etc. and it's only in her name (intentio...