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Matt Robinson The Role of Fear in Real Estate Investing – Friend or Foe?
20 May 2015 | 1 reply

Some of today’s most prominent thought leaders espouse the idea that fear is the only thing keeping you from success. While that may be true in many people’s lives, fear oftentimes gets an undeserved bad rap. Fear is...

Natelya G. How do you accept rental applications?
1 March 2019 | 7 replies

I currently use cozy.co to accept rental applications but find some individuals do not like technology and also have issues with paying for the background and screening check online because they do not have a debit ca...

Sameer M. Contractor Problems!
5 October 2017 | 17 replies

Hello Folks,Understand this is probably a repeat story. I hired a contractor through biggerpockets introduction. He "was" (per the public records I found out) a licensed builder in MI and I hired him to do 2 jobs (Gar...

Account Closed Getting started young and where do I start with real estate investing? How do I find my mentor?
28 November 2014 | 37 replies

Im 19 years old in San Antonio, Texas and I want to take on the heart of San Antonio with real estate investing. I have no previous knowledge of the subject but I am more than willing to get educated and put in the ti...

William Devine Start my own mortgage company for mobile home financing?
16 November 2017 | 25 replies

I am about to solidify the purchase of a fairly sizeable mobile home park in Northern Illinois. I'm thinking about the possibility of also starting a separate mortgage business so I could offer financing for those who...

Michael Glaser SBA EIDL Loan Terms | Is It Worth It For $25K+?
11 June 2020 | 56 replies

Thought the EIDL contract terms for those approved needed its own thread.I was approved and I'm at the signature stage of a loan above $25K. I understand the collateral, but the Requirements for Relative Collateral ar...

Jay Garrison common for applicants to flake?
25 July 2021 | 20 replies

I am renting out a 3 bedroom apartment on Chicago's Southwest side. The steps in the tenancy process are:
     1) application (personal info, current address, former, job, a personal reference) and last 2 paystubs
...

John Williams Private Money Lending Gone Bad
16 January 2025 | 15 replies

Has anyone been on the lender side of private money and had a bad experience that they are willing to share? Whether you've lent money for an individual project, or you've invested in some sort of fund / group, I'd li...

Kyle J. Finally collected on a small claims judgment against an ex-tenant
18 August 2022 | 24 replies

A few months back, I wrote about my success with taking a tenant to small claims court and winning a judgment of about $6,000.  But we all know it's not whether you win or lose in small claims court, it's whether you ...

Clark Coffey Ideas to better filter potential tenants needed!
1 March 2021 | 9 replies

Hello all, I'm so grateful I found this forum and I appreciate everyone's advice. You've all been so helpful so far.
It seems no matter how much I reiterate my application criteria in my ads and in my communications ...