Mark Ferguson
My project manager experiment failed
last week I posted about some successes. It can't all be fun and games! In April I hired one of my contractors to be my project manager. My goal was to have him hire subs, mange contractors, bid jobs and basically han...
William Donnelly
I got screwed. Can I do anything about it??
Greetings Bigger Pockets,If you've read my previous posts, I was 30+ days under contract to buy a duplex (bank owned foreclosure) and was only waiting on the appraisal before closing. The VA appraiser discovered it is...
Erik Allahverdian
Wholesaling Possible as a Real Estate Agent?
Much knowledge being dropped by the top tier investors and savy beginners on here.Much respect. As a an upcoming real estate agent in Houston, Texas, does anyone know the ins and outs of wholesaling while being licens...
Bob Smith
Complicated taxes - CPA making mistakes
Curious what is acceptable. Like many of you I have complicated taxes. I have 30+ properties, sales, purchases, multiple entities, different tax years, K-1's to send, k-1's received, W2 income, cap gains, cap losses,...
John Milius
Rent Increase/Property Manager
At the beginning of the month I reached out to my management company to see if they had a renewal plan for our current tenants (They are set to renew/move out at the start of May). I received a response the next day t...
Billy H.
New From Austin - In somewhat of a unique situation
Hello All,
Very excited to be apart of this group. I live in Austin Texas and I'm in need of a lot of help and advice.
As a quick intro, I love Real Estate. It's an investment I understand, that's real, and that pro...
William Morgan
Does this qualify as "Consideration"?
Two coworkers I know have agreed to the sale of a house - the one is retiring and selling it to the other. They are not using an agent. The Seller appears to be friends with a person at the title company who is faci...
Nick Michaels
Buying a house with current tenant - seller's family
So I have an accepted offer on a duplex where the bottom unit is currently occupied by the seller's son, who wasn't paying any rent at the time - I knew this before I made the offer. I spoke to him (the son) briefly y...
Daniel Smith
1st investment opportunity - rental to family?
Hello all, long time reader first post.I've been looking for my first real estate property for a while, but now something came up within the family I'm considering. My grandma currently rents out a senior housing apar...
Mark Rustin
Let's Talk Location & Neighborhoods
Happy Monday Everyone!I've been hunting with a realtor for my first multi-family investment for about two months now, and I've searched through the Chicago forums to find peoples opinions on what areas are the best to...