Sam Leon
Raccoon invading multi unit trash carts
I have a 4 plex in South Florida whose trash carts were being invaded by raccoons recently.For over 4 years we had no issue.But about a month ago I noticed trash everywhere on the ground around the trash carts as a re...
Mo Joudeh
Vacant Lot, need ideas to generate income
3 years following BiggerPockets “from the shadows” and decided 2019 is the year of taking action.I created my profile earlier but haven’t posted anything, mainly because I didn’t think I have anything useful to contri...
Michael Plaks
Ruffling feathers: money is NOT "made"
One of our prevalent society myths is that we "make" money. Nope. Money already exists, and the only one who makes it is the government with its overloaded printing machines. The rest of us move money around.If we bot...
Lor Fara
My first flip, who should buy materials?
Hi, just went in escrow for my first flip. I’ll work with small teams by area as opposed to one GC. Should I ask the contractor quotes for floors, paint, landscape to include materials? Some are saying I should g...
Aaron Hearne
Borrowing against the equity in a vehicle for down payment
I currently have 10,000 dollars equity in my Truck. My Credit union is willing to loan me 10,000 @ 1.9 %. Can I use this for the 20 percent down payment for a real estate investment loan on a deal I'm looking to buy....
Brandon West
Private railroad overpass
Hello, I am located in Washington state. I have a property under contract that is accessed by a private railroad overpass crossing. I am in the process of obtaining a permit for residential/farm crossing and am waitin...
Mark Rizkalla
Out of State Investment Property
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Searcy.
Purchase price: $49,000
Purchased property with HELOC (var rate of 3.625%) $10k in renovations, total monthly expenses includ...
Mary lou L.
If a tree falls and no one is around to hear it.....
Yes we had a tree issue...a large pine tree fell on my BF truck. Insurance is coming out today to evaluate the damage.Its just one more thing to put in the back of my mind as a landlord, what is covered for fallen tre...
Chris Seveney
What an REO really looks like and why BPO's are inaccurate.
Just took a property back via foreclosure and the borrowers moved out. The estimate is 5 dumpster loads of trash in the house. Nice.
Paul Saephan
Contractor went over estimate
So I’m just asking to see what you guys would do in this situation. Someone I know had her land cleared they quoted her 7,300 for clearing and hauling all the debris. This included 9 truck loads. Before they began the...