I am looking into purchasing a Duplex that the current asking price is $199,000, I have made an offer of $175,00 with 100% owner financing @ 5% with a 5-year balloon. They entertained the idea, but cannot because ...

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Sometimes, we have prospective tenants who are LGBT couples. Since I am not very familiar with their experiences and perspectives, I would love to hear from those of you who have had interactions or...

Hi,So I'm on the fence on this one.  I'm leaning more towards paying my debt off first to.A few years ago (2015) my wife and decided that the monthly credit card/tax/medical/students loan bills were getting out of con...

Hi everyone, I have been focusing on flipping short sales for the past couple of years. I recently came across an investor that was buying the note instead of doing the short sale to get around seasoning issues. I j...

Hello everyone. I’m new to bigger pockets and in need of advice. I’m new to investing and was looking to invest into 2-4 bedroom houses for Section 8 rentals. I live in NY and was looking in Detroit, MI, Cleveland, OH...

Looking to get out of the active landlord business and exploring pure DST vs. 721 Exchange.
From my limited reading, a DST-721 Exchange seems to be a better option except it is a one-way door (no exchange back to DST...

I inherited tenants at a duplex I bought in February.  Both units had low income racial minority families with school-aged children. (Race is relevant because I'm white, and there's a well-publicized issue in Portland...

Carpet is so trashed that it may need to be replaced. They will shampoo as required by the lease before leaving for Texas (they even said so), but judging by the type and amount of stains on what was spotless carpet b...

I have a new property I'm putting on the market to rent. A prospective candidate has come to my property and likes it. She is a woman going through a divorce and will receive alimony. The alimony will be her source of...

OK. We all have been there. You have a bad tenant and you want to evict them fast.But the process is long and expensive. Here in CA it takes 1.5 to 3 months to evict someone and about $800+. If your rent is $500-$600/...