we gave 5k earnest money, agreed to 82.5k and at most 2.4k miscellaneous and closing costs.  HUD gets to us and its an additional 3.9k.  We call them on it and they say they incurred more costs than normal in acquirin...

I'm looking to buy my first flip at auction from homes that have been foreclosed.  Most of the homes are currently occupied, however, so I don't know the conditions of the homes on the inside.  Am I being too reckless...

I recently purchased a duplex on a fairly nice street and inherited the tenants from the previous owner. One of those tenants experienced some difficulty from an insurance scam and lost his home of 15 years as a resul...

Hi this is my first post on the the BiggerPockets forum! I recently graduated college and moved to Denver to start a full-time engineering career. I've been listening to the BiggerPockets podcast for awhile now and ha...

Hi,My name is Stephanie and I am married to the most amazing man a woman could ask for. No, I'm not saying that because he's a member and can read this post...he isn't...yet. :). I also have a 15 year old son and a 4 ...

You can no longer get any sort of deal on the MLS Period!! I have been at it for 3mo and have used the basic investor formulas for offer 65-70% of ARV  minus repairs, and Nothing, Nadda!! The Banks are INSANE on their...

Hi all,   I'm a relatively new investor looking to expand my portfolio exponentially.  I'm 30 years old and I own 3 SFRs, one of which is my primary residence and two of which are rentals.  I bought my primary residen...

Hi all,I have been looking at houses for over a year and have been outbid three time’s and have had many houses that an offer was accepted during “coming soon” period. With this in mind what kind of offers are people ...

Your goals and outcomes in life are nothing but compounded habits. Focus on doing the activities that will help you find your passion and one day lead you become the person that you intend to be. There is something sa...

I’m in the process of buying a home (house hacking SFR).I made an offer contingent on walkthrough and inspection, the seller was out of town so I made the offer with the goal of seeing the house when the seller gets b...