Clifford Pala
New Member from Chicago Area - McHenry, IL
New Member from the Chicago Area - I just wanted to reach out an say "Hi" to everyone on Bigger Pockets. I am long time fan of BP and have enjoyed every podcast that has been released. Keep up the excellent work Josh...
Gloria C.
Affordable Loans any more?
Maybe I'm just out of touch with the current market, but I'm looking at a $245K property, putting down $61,000 (25%), have an above 800 credit score and my closing costs are $14,700+/-! AND had to pay 3 pts to get a ...
Cornelius Brady
Military & rental properties
Hey all! Green investor here.
Quick background: I've been in the Army for a year and a half and will be for the next 12 years before I have the opportunity to get out. I bought a single family home as my primary res...
Stacy Weng
Philadelphia Property Management Recommendation
Hi BP,I'm looking for recommendations for a Property Management firm that services the City of Philadelphia that has experience with problem properties. I'm from out of state and took over a problem property from a fa...
Meghan Cheek
New York tenant screening
Hello all!
I'm looking to fill a vacancy and would love to use an online platform like cozy or mysmartmove for applications and screening. However, with the new laws passed in NY limiting application fees to $20 and...
Patrick Wheeler
Be Patient or Figure Out a Creative Strategy?
Hey Everyone,I'm attempting to start investing, but am possibly hitting an early roadblock. Recently I went through the process of trying to get pre-approved. Ultimately I was told that I would need to have a co-signe...
Cameron Moore
Replacement Cost Insurance Explained
Many times I have to address the difference between Replacement Cost and Market Value to my clients. Unfortunately, there is a disconnect between Mortgage Underwriters and the actual distinction between the two. The m...
Sam McCormack
Do you require cash flow off the bat for your Properties?
Hello! As we all know, REI is a very powerful tool to building LONG TERM WEALTH. Some people have different goals in mind when going into it. And I am curious to know yours. If YOU ARE buying an investment property, d...
Austin Smith
Best way to run financial operations for landlord business
Hello BP'ers Just wanted to gain insight on how you run your rental business in regards to finance operations. Do you accept rent payment electronically? Did you open up a separate bank account to track income/expense...
Brian Garrett
Separate LLC for each property?
I often hear investors say they have each of their rental properties under it's own LLC.Does that mean the people who have hundreds of rental units also have hundreds of LLC's?Or is there a better structure that is ty...