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yesterday I made it down to my county probate courthouse, a bit nervous this being my first visit. Had no problem getting in and being seen to the records room. First problem.. computers were down and had been down f...
Hi, extremely new to this and this is my first post here. I have a qualified prospective renter who is ready to sign the lease in the next couple of days. However he mentioned that another person will be moving in wit...
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Hello and greetings to the great world of biggerpockets. I am a newbie in the Tampa Bay Area. I have been a lurker here on the forums for the past 6-7 months and I must say this site is one the best things I have ever...
Hey guys, first post TIA :)So one of my friends from HS who I've kept in touch with but am not great friends with invests in real estate (flips, rentals, etc) and he is looking for investors. To get started with him,...
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Hello everyone!My name is Ryan Strickland. I am new to real estate investing and wanted to get some opinions on training/studying for your North Carolina real estate exam. My Girlfriend and I are both looking into thi...
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What is needed to successfully negotiate and close on a residential short-sale property subject-to the exsisting loan? Does the bank require you to have a certain income level etc in order to take over the person's mo...
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Hi. We have a few investment homes in Roanoke, VA for long-term rentals. When screening potential tenants, I've learned that the Zillow application doesn't show much, if anything, and the TransUnion SmartMove isn't pr...
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Hi folks, I'm pretty much learning the ropes in investing in the US and would love to connect with my fellow Canadians already doing just that. I need to know how I can structure my business to minimize my taxes and l...
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Tired of seeing that annoying guy/gal on the forums that keeps driving you mad? One of our developers, Robert Perry thought it would be a great idea to give users the ability to ignore posts from other users and we a...