Benjamin Blackburn
I need help pulling the trigger in the right direction.
Hello everyone, I'm pretty new to BiggerPockets. This is actually my very first post. I've just been reading forums, researching, reading more forums, researching x10... To get straight to the point, I want to start...
James Morrissey
Tenant Screen Advice
Hey fellow BPers, what is your approach to screening tenants? What are the most important aspects to a tenant's application to you? Attached I have a tenant screening document I wrote out based on episode 6 of Real Es...
Cliff Rosa
Real Estate and Divorce
Possibly my first opportunity to get into real estate. Unfortunately my parents are getting divorced after 18 years. Their house which was appraised last year at 630k is now appraised at 545k. They owe a little over 2...
James Park
This Is Why You Want A Woman As Your Real Estate Agent
Interesting article on www.businessinsider.comI have heard that in commercial real estate sales, the ratio 3 : 1 ratio of male to female agents, but in residential real estate sales, the ratio is 2 : 1 ratio of female...
Mike Cousineau
First time poster, bio, with two very simple and basic questions.
Hello BP!My name is Mike and I am new to the site, and to the world of real estate investing. I consider myself very responsible with my money, and have always had the ambition to seek out careers to afford me financi...
Sasha Friedman
How do I pay the down payment with OPM?
I'm looking to make an offer on an apartment building. I don't have the money for a down payment ($900k). Where would I go to find investors? The return would be 12%. I tried calling a hard money lender, who told me t...
Stefan Abel
Flipping Childhood Home to Raise Cash for Future RE Investments
Brief Intro:I have been on the Biggerpockets forums for some time now as I have begun my real estate investment journey. Currently, I own with my wife (1) SFH rental in NYC that was an inherited property and own/occup...
Jay Green
Any Massachusetts landlords who have experience with Section 8?
Hi everyone,I have a 2 family in Milton, MA and one unit will be vacant on 8/1. I have a potential tenant interested who is currently on a full section 8 voucher. She told me she has an 8 yo and a 13 yo daughter and w...
Bob Prisco
The only people that make money from the sidelines are coaches .
Hello all, why are there so many that go to guru classes, read books, and analyze things to death without every doing a deal ? " I will wait for a downturn and buy lower " I need to build my power team 1st " . So ma...
Terry Eriksen
Newb from SoCal
Hello everyone, I am in a unique situation. I am 38 and just retired from the FAA due to a work related injury. I have a very nice pension that I can comfortably live off of. When I turn 65, it will go down approximat...