JT Spangler
How to secure a property when it's not yet for sale
So, I bought a house from a nice older couple. It was their mother's house, and they live next door. The two lots are totally fenced in together with no fence between them, and in total they're 1 acre (I have 0.6, and...
Jeron Crooks
Filing a 1099 on an Willing Contractor
Hi BP,Though this is my first post, I’ve been following the BiggerPockets podcast and blogs since I moved to DC 3 years ago — it has really been inspirational and life changing for me. The power of the voices on this...
AJ Wong
How to get a mortgage or home loan for investment property in Puerto Rico from the US
I've been a mortgage broker twice as long as I've been a surfer but I think the professional experience might truly be about to pay off! lol I'm originally from South Florida and buying an investment property near sur...
Edward Barrett
LLC Best Practice
For those using a LLC to acquire fix-and-flips, wholesale, or deals you don't anticipate holding long term:Are you utilizing your home address or a virtual business address?Are you representing yourself as a Registere...
Chaz Mathias
Emerging Markets Discussion
Looking for emerging real estate markets outside of the expensive CA market. Does anyone have any objective advice for myself and others for markets that are still reasonably priced, with strong cash flow and will rem...
Dillon Dinglasan
First property out of state??
Hello Everybody!I wanted to get some feedback from the BP community and see what are your thoughts are on investing in your first property in a different states? Pros, cons, good areas to invest in, condos, SFH etc.?T...
Maryann L.
short sale applications
Twice I've submitted packets to my negotiator and he's come back saying the lender wants their packet filled out and it's essentially the same exact information. He has been able to talk to the lender's negotiator a...
Matt Spitsbergen
First Deal Review Please
Hey everyone. I have a deal that I am looking at, and I would like all honest opinions...good and bad. This would be my first venture into real estate investing. My focus has been on purchasing multi-family as a bu...
Justin Miles
Real Estate License Reciprocity
So i live in Florida and will be selling my house here and moving to Georgia where i will be getting my real estate license and flipping houses. My question is since i have a year before selling here. Should I just ge...
Patrick Shaughnessy
FICO Recalibrates Its Credit Scores
Hello,Go to Google and enter the above title for information about how the famous FICO score is calculated. It is a story in today's 8/8/14 Wall Street Journal but is subscriber-only yet somehow, through Google, one ...