I've seen several times in blog posts on this website that you can use future rent when doing a fha loan. My bank said they will not accept this when preapproving us. Is this something a bank can choose not to do?

Hi! We are super new to landlording and have gotten a few applicants for our long term rental. We are using Zillow. First, do you call previous landlords/supervisors/etc.? And what are some general questions you ask?A...

I am buying a fnma property thru Williams and williams auction. Originally I made an offer under my LLC for two condo units next to each other but one offer is accepted before the other one. I realized that I wont nee...

Met with first seller today, lead came from bandit sign put up on 06/20/13. I got the basic information over phone bed,bath, asking price,title holders. The price was about 150,000, checked the tax assessor website an...

In Washington State, you must present each potential applicant with your rental screening criteria (aka acceptance policy). I am fine tuning my form for our C/B class apartments and am wondering what is best: a page o...

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I was recently introduced to this website from a fellow coworker who shares the same desires I have of becoming a real estate investor. I plan to buy my first property soon which I plan to hold and re...

I am planning to do my first fix and flip in NJ and I am looking for financing.  From what I have been reading, to get private money can be a bit of a challenge for the first project.  I have been doing a bit of resea...

HI,I've been in the Real Estate industry for about 12 years, but I'm new to investing.  I look forward to meeting anyone here at Bigger Pockets! I think we all bring something different to the table and am looking for...

I have the cash funds to purchase a property.   I don't want to show the Seller my bank statement because if they see that I have more money than I'm offering, they will likely ask for more money.   Therefore, I'm ask...

Many of us real estate investors at one point or another in our REI careers will flip a house or perform a demo on a property. With demos and gutting properties comes a lot of waste. But did you know that you can actu...