Account Closed
If you started all over again, what would you do the same?
A previous post in this category got me thinking. My wife and I are properly into this now. There have been missteps, there have been setbacks, and there have been a lot of possible stumbling points that we've moved p...
Ted Jackson
First rental property purchase!!!
So here's the numbers:appraised value: $40,000purchase price: $27,000monthly rent: $550, (could have gotten $600, rookie mistake)rehab cost: less than $1,000dimensions: 2BR, 2Ba, Approx. 1,000 sq feetThe unit is alrea...
Enis Shehu
hello from MA
Hi Bigger Pockets Community,I have been reading and learning from all of you but never introduced myself. My name is Enis and I'm from Framingham, Mass. I have always been an entrepreneur at spirit and owned a restaur...
Aaron Mercer
Australian investor living in California
Hi all,I'm an Australian who moved to the Central Coast of California with my wife (and now 3 week old son) around two years ago for work (Winemaker) and am now looking to begin investing here.I've been a member now f...
Paul Murch
Can you reverse a stripped mortgage?
A 2nd Mortgage, for which I hold the Deed of Trust, was stripped during Ch. 13 bankruptcy in 2013. The value of the home was approximately the balance of the 1st mortgage at the time, so the court had no problem strip...
Eric Wood
Represent myself in my first ever transaction. Is this realistic?
Hi everyone! I have been interested in real estate investing for a long time and finally reached a point personally and financially where I feel like I'm ready to start. I recently passed my state (IN) and national RE...
Mitchell Krotz
Paying With Equity Business Concept
During my 8-5 job I started to let my mind wonder on a potential idea. I am not sure if it’s original, if I have heard it somewhere, if it’s a good idea or some crazy idea that wouldn't work. So I figured why not po...
Andrew Watson
CDC's Eviction Moratorium
I posted this as a comment on an article, but there is still a ton of misinformation about this NEW eviction moratorium by the CDC. I thought it might be valuable to create a separate thread. Since I wasn't comfor...
Sam Leon
Unfair competition - cable and internet
I have two recent applicants trying to negotiate with me on rent. I was told that two nearby properties - not as nice location wise, nevertheless only three blocks away, are including free high speed internet and "pr...
Robert T.
The Best Advice I Ever Received - Paying it Forward
The Best Advice I ever Received – Paying it ForwardSome of the best advice I’ve ever received has not come from expensive seminars or real estate guru’s trying to sell me something.Instead, it has come from experience...