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First off, I do not have a deal yet. Just trying to get my ducks in a row. My wife and I are both self employed, and we write off as much as we can at tax time, so our income is low. We went to a bank to inquire about...
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Hello All, my name is Sherrice Baines and I am a fairly experienced Real Estate professional. I currently reside in the south Chicago, IL area and looking to rebuild a much stronger, long-lasting Real Estate busine...
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Hi all! I have never purchased a property in preforclosure, but it seems like a good thing to look into and wondering if anyone has advice. Where do you find preflorclosure listings, and who do you contact first to ge...
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What do you guys think would be a good business to start in the real estate industry? I am already a realtor and work in Construction Management. I was thinking property management or a flipping/GC company. There is a...
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Hi Everyone
I'm new to BP so I hope it's ok to jump in and ask a related question here. I own 3 rental townhomes and my primary residence. I recently received an application with no fee via fax. If there are no reas...
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I have been looking for a duplex - fourplex to house hack for a while now and am finding that inventory is low in my area and the locations where small multi family units exist tend to not be great areas to live in. ...
I AM NOT ASKING FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO DO ANYTHING ILLEGAL! Lol.I used to know someone whose dad owned a real estate investment firm that had 5.5 billion of assets.They told me that there is a lot of money laundering th...
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Dear BP,After months of stories and email exchanges, my tenant has offered to move by thanksgiving. She has been no-paying since May, due to various reasons. What is the shortest time i can ask her to vacate by? Any a...
Great news! I close on my first property (duplex) on Tuesday, but have encountered the first obstacle. The seller provided notice to the tenants that the lease would end June 30. Unfortunately, they are still in the p...
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Hi All!
My husband an I have about 50k saved up and are ready to finally take the first step in investing in real estate. We live in Los Angeles where market is so high. So we're looking to possibly invest out of sta...