S Harper
After signing lease, Tenant mentioned girlfriend moving in
Guy filled out application, listed his dog as only other tenant. Income of $90/year with one year contract, only debt is one credit card in good standing and a deferred student loan, good rental references. After sign...
Grayson Gist
A “hidden” catastrophe
Hey,I just bought a fourplex in the KC area to owner occupy. I bought it with an agent after using direct mail to find it. The inspector told us “this is the best maintained Fourplex I’ve ever seen”. It appeared that ...
Michael L.
Opening the Kimono: My Out-of-State REI Experience
Back in November (2014) I closed on my first REI property. A 'turnkey' duplex in Chicago. I went with a well-known turnkey provider and posted initial updates in this thread:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/92/to...
Tony Tomasek
Official BiggerPockets Discussion of House Bill (HR) 1728
I just came across this in an newsletter I get. It centers around a law that has already passed the US Congress and is about to be voted on by the senate--- HR1728. It will most likely KILL the owner financing option ...
Anthony Wick
More discussion on therapy animals...
I know there has been much discussion lately on allowing therapy animals. I have never been asked, until now. Phone Caller: Do you allow therapy animals? Me: Do you have the proper paperwork for said animals? Her: No,...
Steve K.
Anyone Else Fed Up With Loan Servicing Companies?
There must be a lot of trading going on in the secondary mortgage markets, because so many of our loans have changed hands recently and it has been super annoying. For example one of them has switched several times ju...
Patrick G.
Tax Liens in Baltimore City
Hello, I have a questions specifically to the tax lien sales in Baltimore City. (The auction is next week.)
To get right to the point. The question is can I purchase a tax lien certificate after the auction and sub...
Doug Hadley
SFR: Subcontract Rehab or Do It Yourself
I just purchased my first SFR last Thursday and have been doing the demo and rehab myself. The question that I'm trying to answer is that the quotes that I'm getting from subcontractors is much higher than my mont...
Huso Akaratovic
PEOBLEMS WITH CLOSING FIRST FLIP (agent issues)
Hello BP family. My name is Huso Akaratovic and I am from Newport News, Virginia. As I am not new to BP, however, this is my first time doing an official introduction in the forum. I have been reading a lot of posts a...
J Scott
Let's Talk About Our Screw-Ups!
I originally started writing about real estate because I wanted to hold myself accountable for my what I was doing, because I wanted to learn from my own mistakes and because I wanted to help others keep from making t...