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Hello BiggerPockets,
I'd like to open a discussion on an unconventional approach to real estate investment: utilizing unsecured term loans instead of the traditional route of mortgages. This strategy might sound unor...
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A 4/1 downstairs, a 1/1 upstairs. No separate meter. How would you go about charging utilities to tenants?
Hello fellow BP members!I am a part owner of a duplex in Olympia, Washington and we invest in the Tumwater, Lacey and Olympia areas. There is currently only one main water line and we are considering adding a 2nd mete...
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I'm new to Bigger Pockets forums, but my husband has posted a few times. We are new to investing and new to real estate. We have listened to several BP podcasts, read Rich Dad Poor Dad, and are working our way through...
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Hi,We just had a very BAD rainstorm here in Michigan (oakland county). My house and 2 rentals had water in the basement, unfortunately I didn't have flood insurance (like 99% of people here it seems). The water has be...
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Hello Everyone,I am new to the real estate investing scene. Currently, I am a college student attending the University of Washington in Seattle trying to pursue my investing business full time. However, I have yet to ...
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Hey BP - I've found myself stuck in analysis paralysis and need your help to get out! I am, a dedicated, hard working 32 year old with a passion for real estate but not a single investment property. As members of BP...
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Could some help me out to understand this. I saw somewhere in one of the forums last night about this. Correct me if I am wrong but you use you IRA or 401k as collateral without actually move monies from it?
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I have a PM, but will start self-managing in July. The lease by the PM gives tenants a 3-day grace period. I want to change this to no grace period -- rent is due on the first. Can I legally make that change?
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I have an icredible passion for RE investing. I usually read and try to learn about it everyday. Not because I feel I should but because I love to. I have slowly been positioning myself to start a resedential renta...