Dean Taylor
Real Estate Investing Full-time
Hello Bigger Pockets friends,I have been reading books about real estate investing and reading blog posts on Bigger Pockets trying to get educated. I want to lay a good foundation for starting my business. I am curren...
Scott Nolan
Direct Mail in Northern Virginia
I sent out 1000 direct mail yellow letters to absentee owners in Fairfax County. The response I got was only two phone calls, both highly unmotivated. Is this typical for the area?
Bill Gulley
LENDING ADVICE, DETAILS AND THE IN'S AND OUT's THE REAL SECRETS
I just posted to another thread in this forum where someone was asking how to make a loan. Details seemed odd to me and decided to bring this area of lending or borrowing up for some discussion.THE REAL SECRETS IN LEN...
Kenneth Coleman
Should i rent to Section 8 or not?
Is it better to rent to someone with a section 8 voucher or rent to someone without one? Rent would be the same for both.
Jonathan Taylor
Anyone got a NACA Lon before?
Hello investors,
I’m interviewing and searching for a lender for my first property and came across a non profit called NACA (neighborhood assistance corporation of america).
It has a 3.625% (as of this writing) loan...
Eric Gutierrez
Check your toilets
Hi,
I just wanted to post about a fun experience I had this past Friday night at one of my rentals. At about 10:00pm I got a call from one of my tenants telling me that she just got home and found the toilet leaking ...
Alfred Litton
How to Get Rid of That "Old House" Smell
Just purchased an investment property built in about 1960. We've just about finished repainting the interior, but there is a persistent (what I call) "old house" smell. It's not from a former smoker, and it doesn't ...
Kasia Leville
Sandwich Lease Option on Upside Down
I have been receiving some calls recently from owners who would like to sell their homes, but owe more than their houses are worth. Is there any strategy to help these people and make a profit at the same time? Would...
Account Closed
FHA 203K Renovation Loan - Questions
Hello BiggerPockets family!
I have a house under contract that I am using an FHA 203K loan to purchase. I am completely new to all of this and was hoping to get some advice from everyone here.
My first questions is...
Xochitl Cadena
Stupid but good to know
I am a newbie at REI and recently have run into issues that are kind of stupid but that I would highly appreciate your input. I recently bought a 2-fam home and rented out one of the apartments (4-1) to a S8 tenant. T...