Hello everyone,We have a few questions as we get started seeing up our first rental property.1. Is it common practice to have the renter pay for the background check?2. Should we collect a security deposit and first/l...

Hey BPer'sI am trying to find a good form to collect a deposit to hold the property for a rental.  Does anyone have a good agreement form they would like to share? Thanks in advance

Out net worth is $750,000 with all of it in securities. My wife wants to open a franchise with Platos closet and Once upon a child, both are owned by the same corp.The location is near a mall and all of the current st...

Been running the Skidsteer spreading about 60 truckloads of dirt on
our upcoming Contractor building location. One of the Bumps, made me
think of Value Add as a topic. In between Breaks, kept jotting
concepts dow...

I'm sure this may have been covered in the past but when I did my search I came up empty (probably using the wrong terms). My situation is as follows, throughout the years of being in REI I've acquired a few private l...

Hello everyone:I am a recently new member to BP, and wanted to reach out to the Bigger Pockets community and seek advice regarding Franchises. I am looking at acquiring a commercial property on a heavily trafficked lo...

I have a couple of companies that have a significant escrow account for security deposits that seems almost crazy to keep that amount in escrow.  I can't believe large companies with several hundred units carry that i...

Currently in process of closing on a year and half long short sale proceeding where assistance is needed in locating funding source to provide financials for 31 day period in between A --> B and thereafter --> C...

I have a debt free million dollar diverse real estate portfolio that I’ve been acquiring the past 7 years using only cash purchases. I am now currently developing an 11 unit commercial building with a retail space. I ...

Aside from total cost for a condo in a certain location, does condo maintenance fees also begin to climb higher when getting closer to main cities?