I am a property manager and I do all of the background checks for the homeowner. I never have provided applicant's background checks to the homeowners, mostly out of confidentiality for the applicant. Well, I just ren...

I recently had a wholesale deal get quite interesting a few weeks ago so I figured I would try and are with everyone the backstory and the mistakes and lessons I learned so you can try and avoid them in the future.I ...

Hello BP'ers,Wanted to ask all of you a question regarding a recent situation with a contractor that I'm dealing with.Back in May of 2013 I renovated a kitchen in one of my rental properties. I hired an electrician to...

So maybe I'm just venting and sad because we lost our property and our $7500 earnest money because our closing disclosure didnt come in until an hour before the end of closing day.W had an offer accepted last month fo...

I've posted a couple of times over the past month or so asking for advice on HELOC lenders and leveraging HELOCS for investing. I've been in the application process to get a HELOC on my primary residence that I plan t...

My mother is 71, widowed, and still lives in the same home she has spent the majority of her adult life in. She owns three rentals. I live next door in what would be a fourth rental. We live in Ohio, total property va...

My IRA owns a note in second position on a house where the borrower is currently in a Ch13 payment plan. I have started receiving payments and will for the final 12 months of the plan. Last month, the trustee filed to...

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I am new to the forum but have done well with stock investing and I am now getting ready to diversify into international real estate. I've deemed Colombia where I want to invest as it has great cash on cash r...

Hi all!I finally started researching long-term investment cities.- Memphis (TN)- Indianapolis (IN)- Harrisburg (PA)- Cincinnati (OH)- Worcester (MA)Except Memphis, crime map doesn't seem too bad and all 4 cities have ...

Excited to be a part of the BiggerPockets family and working towards my why plus financial freedom. Looking forward learning so much and collaborating.