John Thedford
Question about Fraud
Paging @Bill GulleyRecently you wrote a post about contracts, citing various forms of fraud such as fraud by inducement, etc. A friend has a situation with an unlicensed broker that appears to possibly be going to cou...
Courtney Smith
Title and survey issues delaying closing
Hoping for some guidance from experienced investors. Under contract on a property (my first) to be used as STR in north GA. There are a couple of issues with title and survey that will cause closing date to not be met...
Account Closed
Calculating 20-30% CoC return. Check my calculations
I am living in the twin cities, but looking to buy rental property in my hometown of Duluth. The reason I am looking in Duluth is because I know the city very well, rents are high compared to property value, and I hav...
Josh Baxter
What’s something actionable I can do to get into investing?
Hey everyone! Recently I had a sort of epiphany where I wake up and get stuck with life stagnating. I want to improve that aspect in my life as a real estate investor, but I have no deals around my belt or connections...
Bryan Lee
How to Buy Triplex with owner still wanting to live in it
Hi everyone. I've had a potential opportunity come up but I'm having some difficulty with structuring a deal for it.A bit of background. I moved into a Triplex in Montreal about 4 months ago, as a renter. The landl...
Kyle Fairbanks
Texas Investment Property (College town?)
Hi all,Looking to get a property in Texas for investment purposes and know the demand for college students. Will be living in the home for 6-8 months then plan on making it full rental property. Any ideas on good citi...
Kyle Scholnick
Are down payments on rentals tax deductible?
I know the mortgage interest and any expenses associated with the rental property are tax deductible but, is the down payment of a rental property tax deductible?If I put $40,000 down on a rental property, can I deduc...
Nathan Gesner
California ramps up the crazy, wants to own 45% of your home
The California Dream For All program wants to help minorities own a home. How will they do it? By purchasing 45% of the home! The buyer gets in cheap because they only have to pay for 55% of the home, but then Big Bro...
Addison McCarty
0% interest on a seller financing deal
First post to BiggerPockets and my potential first deal as an investor with hopefully many more to come. I would like some advise (contract, clauses, ideas) to make this deal as good as possible for me. I will give th...
Chris Watkins
Why Pay 4 Lawn Care, Sprinkler repair, H20 when U can XERISCAPE??
Why do so many Multi-unit property investors want/allow grass on their rental properties? Why pay for lawn care for $100 per month when you can do decorative rock or other xeriscape designs and hire some neighbor kid ...