Francesco Barbati
Criteria for students housing
Hello BiggerPockets crowd! I have decided (but always ready to change my plan) to buy and hold to rent to students, and focus around the university in the city I live in.What are the criteria to choose the best proper...
Vickie Bruce
what to do about property that is in both mine and sisters name
My sister and I have 20 acres in Poolville, TX. The property was bought by my parents in the 80's and put in our names then. I have since had a home built on the 20 acres next to my parents house and have lived ther...
Kyle Cross
Is investing with family inheritance a good idea?
I am a 23 year old who recently graduated from college with a business degree focusing on real estate finance and development. I have been working the last 6 months as a commercial real estate agent focusing on retail...
Rob Redcay
Lender's title insurance in a family loan
Hi gang,I'm excited to be here and to get wisdom from all of you. My wife and I are buying are first home in LA. We're "cash buyers" but behind the scenes, my parents are loaning us about 70% of the price.As part of t...
Nghi Le
Buying Family Property
My friend and her parents want to create new living space in their huge detached garage (i.e. turn it into a 3/1.5 house), move into it, rehab their house, and then rent it out.They were considering between taking a H...
Kate Pasinelli
Perspective on family partnership/buyout investment
Looking for some perspective on a family dynamic investment situation. Last year my parents/ husband and I partnered on a 12 unit apartment complex. I asked my parents to be active partners and he took out a Home Line...
Larry T.
vandalism by minors-need advice
Hi everyone, over the weekend of the 4th, about 5-6 teenagers got up on the second floor balcony of a 4-plex that we are renovating (which is currently vacant due to work being done) and they kicked of large portions ...
J Scott
For a change...
For a change of pace, instead of pointing out all the things that are going more and more wrong with this country, here's an example of something that's actually going right:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/ha...
Jonathan Feliciano
How to collect rent from student tenants?
Hi BP Community.I’m interested in investing in a multi-family property near a local university. As such, I expect to get student tenants.In most cases, students typically don’t pay the rent bill; their parents do. I k...
Brent Perkins
Purchase home with cash, then obtain mortgage?
Hi there! We are looking to purchase our next home: our parents are willing to pay for the home with cash and then allow us to obtain a mortgage to pay them back. I am wondering how the logistics of this would work?Po...