Clay Manship
Diary of an FHA 203k Loan Deal
Hello BiggerPockets family!Well, it's official. After a lengthy process, I have finally put my first personal residence under contract. It is a 4-unit apartment building, which will allow me to utilize FHA 203k financ...
Susan O.
Los Angeles Tenants "Union" - Universal Rent Control
I was recently in Los Angeles and I saw all sort of posters in Korea town - which has a lot of hard working people who have brought it up from the 90s -- LA riots, slums, etc. There are posters that say "Housing is a ...
Lafontant Cherilus
35 Yrs Old Building a Rental Portfolio - Overcoming Doubt
Had breakfast with a close friend of mine this morning and I explained that my goal was to eventually have minimum of $5,000 month coming in (after taxes) from rentals in low income / working class neighborhoods. And...
Douglas Curtiss
Dealing with may-saying A__hole relatives
Any ideas in dealing with relatives who mock your plans to invest in real estate?
Jonathan Twombly
Why we don't invest in New York, even though we're based here
People frequently ask me why I don't invest in deals in New York, even though we're based here. The reason is simple: it's too hard to make money for your investors in New York. That's a huge reason why we invest i...
Account Closed
Connected Investors Deal Dog Web-Based Software Review
Hello - I wanted to share my experience with the Connected Investors Deal Dog software (web-based). This software claims to scour the internet finding deals for you, in a fraction of the time it would take for you to ...
Garrett Blanchard
Tiny house park idea on large parcel of land
Forgive me if this is not the correct place to post this. I have had this idea for a long time to buy a large parcel of land and rent spaces to people with tiny homes. Most of these tiny homes have composting toilets ...
Patricia Luna
Would you buy a rental property with negative cash flow?
Would you buy a property with negative cash flow?My husband and I want to invest in a townhouse that we plan on selling once the mortgage is paid in full. We could have the mortgage for 30 years, but we are choosing o...
Andrew Swart
Things to look for in a mortgage lender/broker
In my limited experience, lenders predominately offer the same thing (though I could be wrong about that). What would you recommend looking out for (characteristics, credentials, etc. they should or shouldn't have)? I...
Jerry Jones
Buying without a buyers agent. Sellers agent needs me to make formal offer b4 he shows offer to seller
I'm trying to make an offer on a home and emailed the agent saying I'd like to make a cash offer for $XXX,XXX please let the seller know. He is refusing saying he first needs me to make a formal offer and send it ...