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Hey, Started to gate tapes from different sellers recently and i noticed a few columns which i'm not sure how to interpret and what is their impact - Corporate Advances/Deferred Balance, can anyone shed some light? is...
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What do you all think the definition of a contingency fund is? I am the money partner on a major rehab project - my first. My business partner is an architect and is fairly knowledgeable about the market, which is...
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Does anyone have experience with owning/managing sober living houses? I’m looking at a portfolio of three homes, buying both the buildings and the business. Quick analysis yields a 16% cap rate, just wondering if anyo...
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Hello, I hate posting this here but I am out of options. And I know in real estate that’s never fully true. I discovered BP in the process of doing research for my RE license course and I have got to say the community...
I thought today I’d share an abbreviated story of how I house hacked my way to $1,000,000 using what I call the seesaw method. Before I get into it I think it’s important to provide some context.I am a fake engineer. ...
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Reason I ask is because I'm about to take out a HELOC to rehab a house. I am on the lists of many wholesalers. I know I have to check the numbers myself. But if they come back good and I get an inspection before I buy...
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I have a rental property a few cities over from where I live. I have been trying to get ahold of my current tenants for almost two weeks to do a scheduled smoke detector/maintenance check on the property. I went over ...
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Hey everyone,I was just curious if it would be weird for me to approach an investor that I know about being a potential private money lender for their flipping business. I went to high school with him and just recentl...
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Hi Everyone, I am excited to be a part of the Bigger Pockets community. I came to know of bigger pockets about 2-3 weeks ago and have been listening and educating myself on RE and FI. It has been an eye-opening experi...
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What conferences is everyone attending for 2018 and why? My hope is to have more face time with everyone and conferences seem to be the best venue.So far, I'll be at:IMN Show in Fort Lauderdale - 1/30 thru 1/31NJ D...