Shannon Erickson
Property Managers combined with Hands On HOA?
Hi all! I own a condo in NW Washington, DC that has been my primary residence and I will start renting it out soon. I feel as though I might be a bit too much of a newbie to successfully be a landlord for the first ti...
Omari Brown
Paying someone for their yard space for Bandit Signs?
With bandit signs being illegal and likely to be taken up in a lot of places, It crossed my mind to just pay someone to allow me to put my "we buy houses" sign in their yard. I would go to one of my target neighborhoo...
Julie Marquez
Buying Property #2 - My Primary (property #1 was a rental)
Property purchase #1 was a rental and I describe the entire buying process in my blog post here.Property purchase #2 was my primary home and we just closed earlier this week. Lots of people ask the question about whet...
Tyler Prosser
Combining Section 121 and 1031
Hello,
My parents have a primary residence purchased for $45k. Recent comps in their neighborhood are in the $1 million range. Even with a exclusion of gain under Section 121 (MFJ: $500k), they are looking at over $...
Patla Ash
Need Suggestion on Whether to buy a condo or an SFH as First Home
Hi,I am a newbie and have not purchased my home yet. I pay about $3000 in rent in south Bay. I need suggestion on whether to buy a condo for less than 700k or to buy an SFH as First Home(South Bay, Fremont)I believe t...
Jennifer Salazar
Verify Employment
Hi- Whats the best way you have found to verify employment/salary? I did a mock background check (via smartmove) and it didn't pull up my current employer of 4 years.So I expect this might happen with a potential ten...
Kosh Vokter
Mortgage Lenders & Impact on Credit Score
I am getting started with investing in BRRRR. I haven't found a property that I like to invest yet, but I want to identify the lenders, get pre-approved and get all the paperwork done and out of the way. That way, I w...
Austen Gross
When to Bite the Bullet and Find a Spendy Accountant?
Hi BP Family,Long time reader looking for a bit of advice as my business partner and I's portfolio grows. Up until now, we have not used an LLC to purchase or protect any of the properties mainly to limit down payment...
Veronica Labrador
I am a Newbie
Hello All, I am new to BiggerPockets I was referred by a guy I met on a online dating site, lol. I have always wanted to buy a property once the time was right and start investing once the market was better. I think t...
Rich Hanlin
First Fix and Flip. Got my feet wet, Learned a litte bit.
Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $276,000
Cash invested: $45,000
Sale price: $349,000
This was my first Fix & Fip experiance. I went in wit...