Preston Sharp
New member intro - Investing from overseas
Hi all,
I really look forward to learning more about the site and the resources available here. It looks like an incredible site!
We are a married couple (I'm from the states, wife is from Latin Americ...
Sarkis Vartanian
two people on title but one applying for mortgage
Hi, My brother and I are purchasing a rental investment property. Can both of us be on title as owners but only 1 of us apply for the mortgage? Either one of us can individually qualify for the mortgage, but we don'...
Ellie Narie
How do I properly send out mail for off-market properties?
I am looking for off market 4plexes in my area. I have located a street where there are a bunch of them, so I am just looking up the addresses and the owner's names and contact info from public records (whitepages, sp...
Andrew Albert
Accounting Software when using a PM
Hi BiggerPockets,
I've seen a bunch of posts about accounting software but they seem to be focused on self-managed scenarios. We have a property manager using Buildium giving us "owner" access - read only reports, et...
Izzy Marker
RE agent/LLC FLIP PARTNER commission contribution
We formed an LLC to flip houses - Partnership is 50/50. Partner #1 funds 100% guarantees loans and handles all the bookkeeping. Partner #2 married couple: W is the buying selling RE agent on every house in LLC and...
John Gibbons
NY - Long Island Agents..I have a tricky scenario
The parents of a young couple are purchasing a home for them. They applied for a loan and are approved however, because they already own a home and are not planning on selling it, it is considered an investment pro...
Kim Mayhew
spouse signature required?
I'm returning to REI after about 25 years out of the game. Things have changed a lot and I'm trying to get up to speed on current business methods.
My question - Do I have any legal requirement to include my...
S Brickman
Selling to Fiancee with a Sub2 - 8000 new home buyer credit?
Let me preface this questions with this fact: I am in no way trying to do something illegal or scam anything, just trying to see if we are able to take advantage of the new 8000 credit.
Ok, so I purchased a home in J...
Chris T.
How to avoid Captial Gains Tax
Hello,
My brother is selling a home that he's owned for several years. It has been rented part of the time. Aside from his personal residence this is the only property he owns.
Does ...
Mike Jones
Help me understand what this means?
So this recent news sent to my email from BP with a link to:
http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/01/01/fiscal-cliff-real-estate/
Says:
Additionally, the passed bill included an extension to keep tax-free the...