Chris S.
To rent or not to rent to a family with 4 kids?
I previously rented to a family with 5 kids. The home was 2,000 SF with 4 nice sized bedrooms. They rented for 2 years, always paid on time, and kept the home decently clean. When they moved out, the walls NEEDED to b...
Jeff Chisum
10% Down Second Home/STR Loan Not Dead/Debunking bad info
Revisiting the subject of financing for vacation home/vacation rentals/STR's. 10% down is still an option without having to pay points. There are lenders doing loans outside of Fannie and Freddie. Significance ther...
Franklin Curry Jr
My First REI Cincinnati
Hello BP Community,Yesterday I attended my first REI in Cincinnati. The speaker was Joe Fairless. He had some great advice to share and provided some interesting insight into residential and commercial real estate. I ...
Lorelei Scott
Getting a Land Survey
Hi there,I can't remember how I used to get the survey from the County's website. If you can refresh my memory. I go to the CAD website to get the survey of the land right? The only downside of that, I don't know the ...
Asim Alam
Hello From A New Member!
Hi everyone!Just wanted to introduce myself as a new member. I'm a real estate lawyer and tax deed investor here in Stone Mountain, GA (just outside Atlanta.) I just discovered this website and I am impressed both wi...
Sean Bramble
STR permit when you don't hold legal title?
Context: I've got a deal in the pipeline that would require a contract for deed/ executory contract ... meaning I would take equitable title, but legal title would stay in the seller's name until I pay them off. Long ...
Monte Mayer
Monte Mayer from St. Paul Minnesota
Hello everyone and I am really excited about being a new member at Bigger Pockets!I am from Minneapolis/St Paul Minnesota and just closed on my first property (a duplex) and am aggressively looking to purchase more as...
Andrew Paretti
Conventional Loan as a 1099 Consultant
I was recently "retired" by my company after an acquisition and decided to go full time as a technology consultant, helping businesses with their cloud/voice/data/telecom needs -- along with my desire to be a real est...
Robert Leonard
Cool Tool For Those Thinking About Buying in Detroit
I received a couple postings of properties in Detroit this morning and I did a little digging-in to find out more about the area and I came across
http://www.crimemapping.com/map.aspx?aid=0c6c72dd-7122-4509-b...
Patrick Bushman
Recommendations for Property Mgr - South Chicago suburbs
I am an out-of-state owner with a property (3/2 SFH) in University Park. I haven't been happy with the management, so I'm looking to make some changes. Ideally, I'd like to find a new property manager to handle things...