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I am in the process of buying a banked owned property. We have signed the contract and put a ridiculous (IMO) earnest money down of 10% in escrow at their title company. It has been about three days since we put the...
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I have been reading here for a few months and finally needed to post (the search answers almost all my questions before i needed to post). When it comes to the different entities I am thinking that a C-corp might serv...
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Just wanted to know what everybody think about that? They are trying to mandate the H1N1 vaccine in USA and in a lot of free country.
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Hello, BP!Wondering if someone has had the same problems with using We Buy Houses. I received an email/friendly reminder from webuyhouses.com that I am using We Buy Houses as personal marketing material (which I am) w...
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Hi,
I was not investing during the market crash in 2008. I have been able to find some information on how much property values dropped in different areas of the country. I have had a harder time finding out h...
Good Morning BP Community,As a multi-family apartment owner, I was thinking about how dangerous the government-imposed eviction moratoriums could be to the fundamentals of our business model. I understand that the cur...
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(Updated version for all BiggerPockets members to enjoy.)If one portfolio manager forecasts a return of 20% on a real estate investment and another one forecasts a return of 15%, which one is the better choice?Answer:...
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So the title of this thread is based on the fact that I'm a new investor and it's quite probable that these arent't new strategies. My fiancé and I met with a hard money lender this afternoon and two things came out o...
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It's 96 degree days here in Tampa as summer approaches, and getting hotter. A tenant is moving out at the end of this month, but they want to shut off their power 2 weeks before their lease is up, because they are mov...
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With so many landlords on here and so many good tips always being shared for newbie landlords, I'm curious what has personally been the best first few pieces of advice you got as a landlord? Conversely, were you ever ...