Need to vent... I am selling a rental and had the deal fall through due to an amateur/poser investor.  My agent was upfront with the need of a flexible closing date in January and had many interested parties but going...

I just sold my first house but I've been self employed for the past year and a half. Nobody's going to give me an FHA or a conventional loan. What else should I be going after? Hard money? Portfolio? Bank Statement pr...

Hello.  I'm brand new to the forums although I've been listening to Bigger Pockets for a while now.  My question..  I'm an experienced agent but working on construction for personal flip.  I'm about 85% complete and I...

Hello BP, I recently got approved to purchase a quadplex for 275k but Iwas only approved when they included the rental income from the other units. The property was renovated and then put directly back on the market, ...

Hi, wife and I are about to list for rent our first rental property (townhome), we are all in at about $225k. Can you help with 3 questions?1.  Where do we get best lease that will hold up in court and protect our int...

Hello everyone.I am brand new to real estate and I have heard about the benefits of LLCs but was wondering if they are necessary when starting out. If an LLC is unnecessary at the start, what other options are there? ...

I've been using Cozy for rental applications and rent collection for years. Now that Apartments.com own Cozy, I've already stopped using their application functionality and I'm worried about how rent collection will b...

What is the best piece of advice you woul give someone who is going to be managing their out of state rentals? (Without saying "Don't do it") 

I realize that getting a mortgage as a brand new self employed person will be tough. I started my businesses this summer and I also just found a sweet deal in Oakland which is so hot right now.I have good credit and a...

Hey guys I need some advice here. I am refinancing my rental currently. I needed to get the home appraised so I had set up a time with the appraisal company and my tenants that worked. The tenants told me that they wo...