I have been lucky with renters over the last 5 years, and have rented to people I know.  I am currently going to rent to a stranger, and want to know from BP what is typical to ask for up front?  First & last plus...

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I'm considering lease options as a future investing strategy and am curious to hear others experience with it. Do the tenants often buy the house at the end of the deal? How long do most lease options g...

I'm new to real estate investing and new to the United States and how taxes are filed here. My dad, a US citizen who lived all his life abroad, sent some cash from my home country to be invested in the US. Spouse and ...

Hello Bigger PocketsI contacted a specific county and they sent me a form to fill out of which Tax file I want. Bolded below is the form they sent along which type it's under. Crazy they are charging hundreds of dolla...

Hey guys,I was curious, if you have an investor willing to lend money on an asset and take a second position lien, is that considered a security by the SEC? Or are you within your the laws to give a lien in return for...

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I'm using a hard money lender that's requiring me to record a mortgage at closing. The mortgage tax on that isn't cheap. On the house i closed on yesterday it was over $800. Doing several of these per year ...

Hi all,Wanted to see what everyone uses to send sensitive information.  Email is obviously the easiest and least secure way.  If you use drop box or something like that, it is a bit more secure...and then there are pa...

This is in regard to a Florida based property management company.  Their basic MO (I have since discovered) is that they never return security deposits.  They tell the landlord that it was required to give the securit...

Hello All, I've been starting to get my research done on syndicating real estate deals. My current understanding is that you cannot send out mailers, unless the individuals have a certain net worth, and have expressed...

Fellow Note Investors,I am reviewing the Chap 13 BK filing and plan in Pacer on a 2nd mortgage that is 100% secured.  The Chapter 13 plan calls for the arrearages to be repaid over 60 months, but does not include the ...