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Investment Info:
Townhouse buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $326,000
Cash invested: $285,000
vacation rental in Tulum, Mexico: sleeps 6-8, 3 bedroom, 4.5 bathrooms, bonus rm, rooftop pool,...
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Could anyone please share how do you check a credit of potential tenants. So tired of giving away 1 months rent to a realtor for finding tenants. Last tenants didn't even stay a year. Decided to do it on my own. And w...
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"It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price." - Warren BuffettSubstitute "property" for "company." Do you agree? How have you applied this philosophy?I used ...
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I also applied for a mortgage, they wanted 995.00 up front. It says the Company is from NC, they are not. I always do a scam check on a website called Scam experts. They check out your inquiry and tell you what they f...
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Wife asked - When applying for a EIN number for a rental property in Texas what type of business should I use?
And I add thusly, Prop. Manager requested a W9. If you have only one rental unit for now can you prefer t...
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I understand the concept of hard money loans, but I'm currently navigating the process of applying for one myself. The lender plans to finance 80% of the purchase price and 100% of the renovations for my property, whi...
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A year ago we had a situation where one of our tenants took on a roommate who was not added to the lease. When my tenant decided to leave at the end of her lease she gave her 30 days notice and her roommate wanted to...
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background: I am the seller. House is located in California and theres no mortgages or loans on it.TITLE/TAXES/RECORDING CHARGESOwners Title Policy $975Sub Escrow Fee $62.50Wire Fee $35.00Recording Grant Deed $35.00Do...
Hello Bigger Pockets Family.I am finishing up building a 4-plex (2 units up, 2 units down) in an unincorporated area in a Texas county. I started construction in March 2022. The building is on a residential lot I pu...
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It is my understanding that FHA will only allow rent credits above market rents. We have companies offering 50-100% rent credits how can that be done legitimately?