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I spent a few years in the mid west in little towns that mined lead. At one time, the real estate investors there probably thought “we use lead for everything, no way it could fail as a commodity. If I hold onto this ...
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Is factoring in property management into your investment spreadsheet overrated?Cons of property management: I always care about my property more than property manager, lower ROI, and the probability you lose touch wit...
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I’ll try to keep this short. I currently rent a house and just closed on my first income property (triplex) last week. I’ll be living in one unit and renting the others out. When I notified my current landlord I’d be ...
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So here is my Idea, maybe someone can tell me if it is a good one, or not.I have a MTG on my current home, we have approx 40k in equity. I just inherited a 2 BR 1 Bath in Ogden,UT. It needs a little work to be rent re...
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In the process of selling some of my less desirable properties and still working on creative financing ideas;
Do you think the following would be of interest to investors.
-ARV - 500k
-Purchase Price - 400k (need...
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I am simply beside myself. I am VERY new to SC...and about to put in an offer on a home only to realize the HOA forbids ANY home businesses of ANY kind. My career is in family based home child care (6 or less kids)......
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I believe this will the be the final and definitive word regarding Oceanpointe Investments LLC, Bert Whalen and by association, their closely allied business partner, Morris Invest. The Indiana Attorney General has c...
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Hey everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write the “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.
I am looking for BP Member stories for an upcoming column on Biggest Mistakes ma...
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With my burgeoning interest in real estate I decided to join Bigger Pockets to hopefully surround myself with people with whom I can talk about this business and maybe even work with in the future. In real life I'm su...
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We have an applicant trying to complete an application for one of our rentals, but they do not have a social security number or a driver's license number- which are required fields for our background and credit check....