Hello. I need some personal advice.
I heard the ultimate beginner's guide podcast today. I had researched real estate investing in the past, so it was a nice refresher and I did learn some things. However, th...
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I thought I'd pass this along to the members of BP...
MHI filed the following comment letter today regarding HUD’s proposed rule on the SAFE Act.
The deadline for comments is this Friday, March 5th. Please fell fr...
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Yet another chance to be featured in the next issue of BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine!
Let us know what you think in 50 words or less: What freedom will real estate investing give you, and what do you hope to do with ...
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I'm having trouble figuring out how I would manage a property using funds from a self directed IRA. If I use an IRA I have a transaction fee ($35) every time it writes a check. So $30 to mow the lawn becomes $65 expen...
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Have any of you ever heard of an Engagement Fee for refinancing?
LENDBASE has the following fees
Conventional:
1% origination fee
$500 doc fee (est)
Title Work TBD
Appraisal $2000-$3000
Environmental $0-$20...
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In 2011 we bought a piece of land between our house and the paved road so that we could put in a driveway and avoid using the (terrible) county road. It came with a house, so we started our landlord adventure. That pa...
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Hi everyone, We've been thinking through the best way to save for kids college. We have two kids and have been maxing out our state's 529 plan. Quinn is a 3 year old boy and has about $18,000 in a 529 account alread...
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Hey BP! I have an interesting and important dilemma in real estate that I don't feel gets touched on enough. It's something I've been struggling with for years, despite the tremendous success I've had over the last fe...
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I am a newbie... stuck in analysis paralysis. I "know how" to find the homes, how to possibly contact the owners, how to locate / assign contract. But all of this is from books and podcasts. I need to get in! My famil...
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https://www.sandiegouniontribu...They introduced wording that says:"The biggest point of contention is a provision that limits landlords’ ability to evict tenants for lease violations and, in general, being a nuisance...