Mike Parks
home appraisal issue (philadelphia)
Hello BiggerPockets Pals, I have a little issue that I need some direction on and am hoping someone can shed some light on this. I am an investor in the Philadelphia and surrounding areas. I recently purchased a prope...
Ryan Arth
Limiting liability on multiple rental properties
if you own multiple rentals, and you buy them with traditional financing, this question is for you.
i purchase my houses in my name b/c the lender will not loan to a company. i was then quit claiming the houses into...
Justin Putt
Forming an LLC
I am looking to start an investment company primarily dealing with rental properties at first and then I want to expand further from there with flips, commercial, and so on. I live in Ohio but plan on starting rentals...
Patrick Hopkins
Hello from Medford, MA!
My name is Patrick Hopkins, and I finally set up my BP profile (picture and profile completion to come this weekend). I have researched several topics on the site before, and yesterday I noticed a post in the forums ...
Ken Lim
Should I buy this triplex....?
Hi right next door to my current two duplexes a triplex has opened up. Property is in Chehalis WA not Tacoma. $665K Asking I put in and offer for $650K that was accepted. I put $6500 in earnest down this past Friday, ...
Shanequa J.
Asbestos
To the investors that buy and renovate a lot of homes, how do you tackle the threat of asbestos in homes? Do you avoid certain time periods or do test samples? I know it's not dangerous if it's not disturbed, but some...
Craig Curelop
Land Trusts
Hi,I recently went to a real estate meetup where a gentleman came in and gave a 90-minute presentation on why we should protect our properties with a land trust. Essentially he advised that each property should have i...
Will Barnard
Giving/Receiving and Receiving/Giving
In a recent forum thread, a fairly new member to our community made a post which was intended to attract readers to his own site in hopes of selling his products/services.
It is clear that this person had more than a...
Matthew Irish-Jones
Why your BRRR is going to lose money
Top ten reasons you will lose money on your first BRRRR. This list has been pulled directly from the school of hard knocksGenerally speaking and based on NY building code1. You think the cheapest house has the most m...
Saika Maeda
ADU permit or not; financial implications
Hi all, I’m almost in escrow with this single family home in LA with an un-permitted large ADU with a Certificate of occupancy. An architect told me that even though ADUs should not be bigger than 50% of the main hous...