Cedric Johnson
Abandoned house
Hello BP family,I discovered that a friend of mine lives next to and abandoned house, that appears to have been this way for years. They said at one point in time it looked like to people where starting to work on it ...
Geoffrey Ravenhill
Purchase price way below tax assessment valuation
Hello Bigger Pockets,
I am new here and would love your help.
I am about to close escrow on a house in Santa Barbara CA for about 33% below the tax assessed value. It is trashed on the outside and inside (all cosmet...
Louise Whidby
Legal Description
What does it mean on the Purchase Contract when it asks "legal description?"
Roy Assaf
How to Find Owner's Information of a Vacant House in Brooklyn, NY?
Hello BP friends,I did drive for dollar and came across different vacant houses in Brooklyn, NY.I looked up at Street Easy and Advanced Background Check and I found the owner's name (for some of the houses) but I'm tr...
Jack Inman
Investing in Memphis - tips for investors both near and far
I'd like to share a few tips that investors can use to help in the initial analysis stage of investing. We all know that the trick to any investing is to buy low and sell high; it's the back bone of every good investm...
David Johansen
Is there a difference between the property taxes residential verses investment property?
A friend of mine who is not a real estate investor said they knew of someone whose property taxes doubled when they switched the property to a rental. This seems crazy to me but I wanted to run it by you before I disc...
Jefson Louis
New investor alert
Hey Guys I'm a new investor starting out. I have some questions to ask, my credit is not in a good shape should I start off rebuilding my credit before doing any type of business? Also I have little of money to start ...
Swati Patel
Calculating cost basis for rental
Hi all, appreciate your time in reading my post and taking the time to respond. My question is as follows.I bought my rental property in 2016 for $300K and the property tax letter accessed land value as $120K and stru...
Marlene Michael
First Motivated Seller...HELP!!
I have been marketing for wholesale leads for about a week, and I finally got a hit. Unfortunately, the house is out of state . I'm in Atlanta, and the home is in Harrisburg, PA. Here's what I do know:1. The home is p...
Vitaliy Merkulov
How to Verify Past Landlord on application is not FAKE
When screening tenant, it's important to check landlord references. What's the best way to verify that the landlord listed on the application is really their past landlord and is not a fake landlord (applicant's frien...