Ellie T.
Is this a good idea?
I am a busy Single mom from Boston, and will not qualify for FHA. I have $50K cash in hand to invest, and due to my current commitments was leaning towards MF buy and hold rental properties with the goal of building...
Katie Andrews
property management company -- is it worth it?
Hi all,I'm Katie, new to BP, and a full-time English teacher, soon to be a landlord. I'm also a traveler. A few times a year, I go out of town for up to a month at a time in summer, a couple of weeks in winter, as w...
Burt L.
My Obligation To Help Tenants Serve Me Papers When Unhappy With $ of Deposit Returned
I've stayed out of courtrooms for the past five years but it appears I have two that will be going nearly back to back. Had a pair of tenants that I allowed to have a second cat and kept two litter boxes on the carpet...
Holli Phillips
Sold a house on contract and now buyer isn't making payments
This past August I sold an investment property to a lady and gave her 2 months before she had to start making payments. She put $1200 down and have only received one monthly payment of $600. As of Jan.1, she will ow...
Diane Tycangco
Wyoming LLC owns CA land trust, lawsuit is in CA, how does Wy LLC protect CA property
Hi everyone, I am contemplating asset protection strategies for my California and Memphis properties and a real estate guru says to hold the California properties in land trusts owned by a Wyoming LLC. This WY LLC wo...
Dominique Osborn
Is there still a Stigma behind Turnkey Real Estate Investing?
Greetings BiggerPockets community!
As a turnkey real estate investor and owner of a property management company, I witness a persistent misunderstanding around turnkey investments. Many investors attempt to handle ev...
Cassidy Burns
Overwhelmed with Bookkeeping. How to get organized/Back on Track
Good Morning BP,As Tax Season approaches, and this being my first full year of real estate investing, I realize that the one task that I personally am absolutely am horrible at and hate doing is bookkeeping. I have t...
Sarah Lewis
Breaking Lease- Mititgating this loss
I need quite of bit of help as this is the first time I'm dealing with a tenant breaking a lease, and I have a number of questions. (I'm a small time investor with only a couple of properties.) Tenant had been living ...
Tracie J.
I'm trying to decide on Section 8 rentals, yes or no?
Hi there, I'm just starting to get into small multi family. Should I do section 8? Sure, the state does autopay $1200 per month. My concern is what if the tenant trashes the property, I have no recourse. I wouldn't ...
Brian Gibbons
Dodd Frank News Oct 22, 2014 - CFPB Finalizes Qualified Mortgage Points & Fees Cure
On October 22, the CFPB finalized targeted amendments to the Dodd-Frank Act mortgage rules that took effect in January 2014. The amendments include: Points and fees cure. Under the Ability-to-Repay/Qualified Mortgag...