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Hi,My friend and I are starting an LLC for real estate investing. We have seed money, but I'm unclear how bank lending to an LLC works. Does a lender look at the business plan for a particular property to decide wheth...
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Hey fellow real estate investors!!I'm new to BiggerPockets. I've been listening to the podcast for a few years but just now joining the community. Disappointed I didn't get online and get active earlier!! I love how m...
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Hey guys,My name is Darron Coleman. I'm originally from Jackson, MS. We currently live in the Twin Cities area in Minnesota. My wife and I have no real estate experience but we are looking to gain knowledge about the ...
Brokers' poor reputation has caused many brokers to rebrand themselves as “Commercial Real Estate Advisors” or “Real Estate Consultants.”This is similar to the Wealth Management and insurance industries, where commiss...
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Hello all,
I just purchased my third rental property this year, a 3 bed 2 bath half duplex, and called my usual insurance company for another policy. They told me that they wouldn't insure me if I was going to rent t...
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Hi BP Family,
I have good tenants in a home that for some reason didn't notify me of a potential water leak until a week after it had been leaking. The tenant called and said no hot water for early morning shower, s...
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'You need to set up entities to protect you from lawsuit liability' is the general advice.
In my area, liability insurance cost $22 per year for 300k
Somebody needs to explain me, what can happen, whic...
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I have read that when doing certain loans the lender wants you to stay in the property for one year. I am assuming this is to deter investors from these loans as the down payment is usually lower that investment loans...
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I am new and wanting to build on a good foundation for purchasing 3-20 unit multifamily buy and hold- please chime in if you have helpful thoughts. Please list the insurance policies / types of insurance I should con...
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I got my first property under contract (woohoo!) So how much landlord insurance is really necessary? Do the experienced landlords out there recommend being more conservative and getting more coverage or going with a m...