Carlton Ellis
A Different Kind Of Bird Dog Agreement
There have been several discussions throughout Bigger Pockets.com about the legality of providing property locating services or "Bird Dogging" for REI's. I was thinking about this issue this morning and came up with a...
Hyunwoo Shin
Buying primary residence and rent out right away.
Hi, I'm getting my first home it's going through appraisal.My question is is it smart move to rent this property as lease option? or just regular rent?I know there is little chance of tenant would buy it in their firs...
Jack B.
Tenant seems to have immediately moved GF in, despite only him being on lease
This is a MIL apartment below me, in my house. I prefer not to rent to couples due to the extra traffic, noise, etc. As it stands, she has been here EVERY DAY since he moved in Friday and she appears to work from home...
Marc Cesar
Seller Financing Deal
Greetings all, I came across a deal that caught my attention because the seller is willing to seller finance for the buyer so long they put down a deposit. Details are as follow, duplex with 6 beds 2 baths, 2592sqft, ...
Ernie Hogue
How are option fees taxed?
Hi BP community. I searched in the Tax and Legal forum, but didn't see this question answered specifically. I am trying to determine how lease option up-front option fees are taxed. My understanding is that they are r...
Heather Schmidtknecht
Section 8 — Tips for the Landlord Wanted
I recently posted an ad on Zillow, Craigslist, and Facebook for my 3-bed, 2-bath SFR. I received numerous inquiries, 75% of which asked if I accepted Section 8. I am trying to learn more about the pros/cons of consi...
Joey English
Contract terminations and the GAR PSA
Contract terminations Pete Fortunato has a wonderful way of defining contracts. He says a contract is a memorial of the meeting of the minds.Isn’t that poetic?For us real estate investors, our paper work tells the sto...
Chris Seveney
Reading all documents you sign
Wanted to share a post that I was discussing with others today regarding brokers and note sellers and their NDA.I wanted to share this because the NDA I received notes that if the purchase of desired assets is not con...
Arun Jain
Is it a stabilized property or not?
I am making an offer on a 6 unit 1 bed/1 bath property. The owner has upgraded all the apartments in 2019 and brought in new tenants on a month-to-month lease this year with market rents. He put the property up for sa...
Cerise Goldberg
Tenant wants to move out before contract is over
This is my first rental property and my tenants want to move out due to family. They have 6 months left on their lease. Not sure what to do. Help!