Jason Merchey
How Do Syndicated Apartment Holds Fail?
I'm looking into investing a good amount of cash in my first syndicated apartment deal. Buy-fix-reposition-hold. I am imagining there are about 25-50 fairly sophisticated individuals involved on the equity side, maybe...
Scott Trench
Tenants Who Pay a Full Year Upfront
Are bad news, according to nearly every experienced landlord I've seen chime in on these types of threads. However, it seems that many newbie investors (some with even less than my three years experience) like to chim...
Cameron O'Connor
Don't pay your down principal early- Keep PMI and Flood Insurance
I’m a number guy. I spend countless hours on excel spreadsheets running ProFormas on every possible situation. I want to know what the BEST possible outcome is, WORST possible, projected actual outcome, forced appreci...
Caleb Green
Paying off rentals early
I just wanted to get opinions on applying the rents you collect every month to the principle loan amount.
I have 2 rentals that are currently rented. The first one I've had for 3 years. I did not escrow the insuranc...
Kyle Neff
LLC - Must have or nice to have?
Hello BP Community! I am considering investing in both residential multifamily properties as well as some 5-15 unit complexes. Do I need an LLC when moving forward with a commercial property in that unit range, or is ...
Darius Niz
Paying my agent per hour and no commission
I have a question... I'm an out of state investor and I find properties through the MLS and Loopnet. Thus, I ask my agents to go out and take a video walkthrough of the property so I can decide on whether to make an ...
Lorenzo L.
Buying my first property (NEED ADVICE)
Hello all,I am trying to do my first deal/buy my first MF property but I haven't been able to move the needle.I am focusing on Small MF (2-4 units), with a value-add strategy. I have been cold calling direct-to-seller...
Christopher B.
Advice on first Lonnie
Don't know much about mobile homes. Have remodeled houses, have contractors, etc but this would be my first Lonnie deal. One of the largest U.S. manufacturers of mobile homes is located in my area so there is a decent...
Isabella White
Hello World! I am new to BP & RE investing. Any pearls of wisdom?
Like the title says, I have recently discovered Bigger Pockets and am so excited to have found a community/forum of likeminded investors!I have been “flirting” with the idea of Multifamily RE investing for 6 months no...
Cindy McHugh
Force Placed Insurance Questions
I sold/financed a house in NC in 2011. The buyers never made a payment on time and when they got several payments behind, my attorney sent them a foreclosure notice. They filed for ch 13 bankruptcy.
The DOT states t...