Scott Smith
Ask Me Anything! Free legal advice
I'm the asset protection attorney out of Austin, Texas that protects real estate investors from lawsuits. What I want to know is the question you have about lawsuit protection, taxes, insurance, financing, etc. as it ...
Russ Marlborough
$13,000 down the drain? Locked into a deal that didn’t appraise..
I am suppose to close this week on a duplex that didn’t appraise. The Purchase price is 150k and it appraised at 120k. I am locked in due to various circumstances and will loose my 13k deposit plus miscellaneous inspe...
Mary R.
Wikileaks shut down
when you go after the banks......
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David Roth
Detroit Area Investors Question
I recently started my REI venture in the Detroit area 1 year ago and I have been trying to figure out a good strategy for how to continue scaling while covering costs per property. The issue I'm running into is with t...
Nat C.
Disaster tiling job
I hired two professional tilers to tile one of my properties.Their quote was $500 more than another estimate I received but I felt like they were professionals who I could trust to do a good job.Indeed they have been ...
Kimothy Bynum
Looking to retire early
Hey I want to retire early! Really meaning i want to leave my W2 job and not have to rely on it for income by 35 so it would be a 10 year plan. I'm currently on my first house hack and looking to do another house hack...
Paul Chae
First time BRRRR, contract assignment
Hello everyone
I am an nyc resident, looking to buy an investment property in South Jersey for the first time for BRRRR.
I have a lead in that area, I got to know him through other guy on BP. He contacted me and off...
Sarah Kensinger
The lack of short-term rental safety!!
The lack or inattentiveness of safety in short-term rentals is appalling!! Over the weekend 3 people died at a STR in Outer Banks due to a house fire, and it seems like every couple of months we hear of more people dy...
Jesse Smith
How did it become "normal" for sellers to pay the buyer's agent?
I'm in the process of selling my primary residence FSBO. We are in a very popular neighborhood, so for now, we won't be going through a listing agent. We are also real estate investors, and we've been on the buy and...
Erik Mogan
No money or credit, plus my job stinks. (Advice request)
Hi y'all! Despite the dour tone of this post, I'm a genuinely happy person. I half-need to vent, and half-need some help. This isn't me looking for a hand-out or a pity party. I need good, solid advice how I can m...