Mergim Kacija
HOA fined me $12,000 for allegedly short-term renting my condo (Chicago)
Hello BP Community,I've been accused of short-term renting my unit (which I have not) and was fined $12,000. Furthermore, the building's bylaws have a 25% rental cap, and my unit is NOT approved, yet I informed them t...
Erik Browning
I'm one of the "Find a Lender" lenders, here are my thoughts
Pro's: It's great to have BP as a trustworthy partner to give clients a level of trust that they will be taken care of. BP cosigns our ability to operate and vets us both on the phone and online prior to featuring us....
Trevor Riley
What is your biggest challenge right now?
Hello new investors! My name is Trevor Riley, I'm Head of Product at BiggerPockets. I have a very simple question I would love to hear from as many of you as possible:
What is your biggest challenge right now?
Whe...
Michael K Gallagher
420 Friendly Vacation Rentals
In the spirit of the Holiday today I've always been curious if there are any operators of short term or vacation rentals that are specifically or intentionally serving the 420 community? Obviously there are many stat...
Kenneth LaVoie
GREAT Cash flow property that I dont' want to own!
The cash flow purists are going to hunt me down and beat me for this one, but here it goes.
2 years ago I bought a property (foreclosure, on MLS) for 26K, put a ton of money into it but got energy rebates. Ended up...
Patrick Plummer
Can a Self-Directed IRA LLC be created in a Series LLC Cell?
Hi. This is my first post here on BiggerPockets and I hope someone can shed some light on a question of mine.I am going to create a self-directed IRA (SDIRA) LLC (aka a checkbook IRA), and I have spoken with several f...
Gary Van Horn
Wholesaling in Illinois
IS WHOLESALING ILLEGAL IN ILLINOIS?The Real Estate License Act of 2000, 225 ILCS 454/1-1, et seq., and its accompanyingregulations, 68 Ill.Admin. Code pt. 1450, govern the business of real estate brokerage in Illinois...
William Morgan
Money Partner Deal Feedback
Ok so a co-worker and long time family friend of mine is also a successful commercial real estate investor in my area. When he learned about my plans to begin investing in real estate he wanted to get involved. I am ...
James Willson
NOT really getting along with my re agent, am I still obligated to him?
So long story short, he was my seller's agent, at that time, I was little hesitant to sell the commercial property because I didn't like some of terms that buyer wanted. Then my agent started threatening me that even...
David Brauner
The Man Who Blew the Whistle on Countrywide - Kyle Lagow
Hello everyone,
My magazine, WorkingRE has done a great interview with Kyle Lagow - the man who blew the whistle on Countrywide that they were involved in Fraudulent appraisals. He sheds light on some of the unethica...