Maria G.
Tree roots pushing the sidewalk
I received a letter from the city saying that I am in violation of codes because my tree roots are pushing the sidewalk. I have the option to repair it myself or pay them (they send me a work order including 96SF of "...
Kyle Kipka
Conventional loan investment property- PMI for life?!?
During the recent period of low interest rates I acquired some rentals with a 15% down payment in order to stretch my cash further toward down payments on additional properties.
This helped with the down payments and...
Benjamin Shaw
Our first unconventional small success in real estate.
This is not the typical success story since my wife and I are just starting out and have still not found our first deal. We are reading the books, listening to BP podcasts, going to REIA meetings, and browsing the BP ...
Jorge Abreu
The Process Of Investing In Your First Real Estate Syndication
When it comes to investing in real estate, most people are fairly familiar with the process of buying a single-family home or rental property. You choose the market and neighborhoods, determine how many bedrooms and b...
Matthew Sloan
Need a Reference for an Attorney
I am a new investor in Fort Worth, TX looking for a reputable attorney for a LLC formation and associated documents with tax structuring. I have talked to a couple in my area and I'm having trouble finding an attorney...
Cameron Riley
Have you EVER sued section 8? Successful?
- Section 8 tenants destroyed property, what repercussions should I take? -Sue HUD?
Brett Ferrara
Depreciation calculation question
How do you calculate cost basis when the property is a condo? From what I've been reading about depreciation, cost basis does not include the land. Is it just most of the time close to the purchase price? I paid $255,...
Devin Wilkinson
Buying raw land with cash
Hi, my name is Devin Wilkinson and I am new to Bigger Pockets. I am very interested in getting into raw land flipping. I have been researching all about it over the past couple weeks and I have learned a lot so far, b...
Bryan Kelly
Private Lending Structure
Hey everybody!New to BP here, but not REI. I currently have an SFR in LA, 3 in Atlanta, and short term in Blue Ridge GA. All of these where procured the conventional way with my own hard earned money used as a down ...
Bryan Donovan
The Contractor Pitfall We Thought We Could Avoid
So we are fairly new to the real estate rehabbing world, but we thought that we had the ideal situation. A friend that is a contractor with a girlfriend that is a realtor. It was a package deal and a dream team of amb...