Don Young
Ohio Security Deposit Laws - Interest on Excess Deposit?
Hi BP,I am an aspiring real estate investor who currently rents. I recently moved out of a house in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio that a friend and I rented for 2 years. When we moved in, we had to give a security deposit of $...
Johnothan Edward Layne
North Carolina Tenant Law
A tenant has given me an official notice after only having 20 days in the rental. She had never complained about anything about the house until the letter arrived at my doorstep. She agreed to leave the premises and d...
Lauren Nolan
Newbie in an Interesting Situation
Hello Everyone!My name is Lauren and I am a brand new BiggerPockets member feeling motivated and COMMITTED to beginning my real estate investment journey. That being said, I am in a bit of an odd situation and am look...
John D.
CA Attorney for Dodd-Frank seller financed questions
Hi All- I've read many contradicting things with regards to how Dodd Frank impacts seller financing, both here on BP and elsewhere. In particular if it applies to non-owner occupied properties, or raw land, what e...
Brian Geiger
Syndications vs. Joint Ventures
Please tell me if I'm right about this. A Syndication is when you have investors that are silent partners in the deal. They are receiving a return solely off the knowledge and work of the general sponsor. Because of t...
Matt Laird
Buying a property with tenants, Month to month without contract
I'm a few weeks away from the closing table, deal looks good, 3 units on one property, 2 units are leased $450 month(which is below market value) current owners didn't do background checks or sign leases. They have...
Sean Dooley
Private Money
I have been searching for distressed properties and have wholesaled some , but I want to start doing my own rehabs but need the funds , I live in southern california where prices are high , so I am going to need funds...
Devan M.
FHA Approved Properties?
Hi, a friend of mine recently told me that to get an FHA loan on a property, the property needs to be FHA approved. It is the first time I have heard of it, but I had been under the impression that as long I was qual...
James Smith
New to Real Estate Property Investment
Hello BP Community,I am currently New to the real estate investment world and have been doing research the last few months. I currently reside in Southern California and do not plan on investing in SoCal due to funds ...
Michael Lemieux
Group fund
The thought occurred to me the other day to potentially start a fund, at my regular job, to invest in a property. None of us are going to retire on our 401s. The plan would be for each of us, maybe 20 members, to c...