Johnny Alvarez
New REI investor looking to get started and househack in Chicago
Hello BP community!I have been lurking in the forums but wanted to finally make an introductory post. I moved to Chicago this past January, a city that I absolutely love, where I would like establish myself and land m...
Patrick Britton
Is building a spec home less risky than flipping a fixer upper?
I have been looking at spec building since the early summer and cannot seem to find the same level or amount of risk associated as with fix and flips. It seems that because nearly all of the costs are known well in a...
Patrick McCandless
Second position hard money loan gone bad. What do I do?
I've written this thing off so long ago that I haven't even given thought toward posting about it on here, but maybe someone might have an answer to this nightmare. Here goes.In 2005 at the age of 18 I tragically lost...
Jesse Brewer
Manufacturing Value Add Opportunities
In these market times if you are a real estate investor then you are familiar with the term “Value Add” but if you are not familiar, value add simply means do something to a property to improve its value. Typically t...
Amy E.
Violent Tenant and Neighbor Conflict
I've had several complaints from neighbors about one of my rentals in GA, which has a Section 8 tenant. The tenants pay rent on time and treat the property at the minimum acceptable level. They punched a hole in a d...
Mark Forest
Gutters
It seems no matter how much attention I give to the gutters they are filled and the water is overflowing and doing damage. How often do you all clean the gutters, and do any of you use one of the gutter “no clean” ga...
Jonathan Vese
Double closing in Washington state
Hey everyone. I'm about to close a deal and assign it to a buyer. The spread is very large and I heard in Washington state it's illegal to double close. Is that true? Please write me back because this deal needs to cl...
Rich Weese
perfect storm update concern-double dip
http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/110344/what-the-double-dip-recession-will-look-like
Interesting article with great links to other info. What will the nation looklike with a double dip? How many economis...
Chris Mackinlay
First Mobile Home Prospect
I am looking at buying a mobile home here in the area and owner financing it to someone else...
As I think about it, I have a difficult time conceptualizing the paper trails. I know I need a Promissory Note, a Truth ...
Lucas Villanueva
Inheriting Month to Month Renters
Hi Bigger Pockets community! I'm going to be inheriting month to month renters. My goal is to rehab each unit and charge more per rent. They are currently paying $75 below market price for that same type of unit/locat...