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Randy Gross Has anyone sought out people on parole/probation as renters?
31 October 2013 | 23 replies

i just purchased my first 2 investment homes both 3br 2ba avg. 1400sq ft each.

I'm thinking about contacting the state probation office to find my renters as i will look for an older first time offender.

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Andrew M. my plan for buying my first property
29 March 2007 | 18 replies

with the help of this forum and several books i have been reading in the past couple weeks i have decided that in the near future i am going to buy my first rental property.
my plan is to buy a relati...

Christina Womack Looking to get unstuck in the SF Bay Area
26 January 2017 | 20 replies

Hi everyone!Our goals are to 1. create non-401k retirement cash flow and 2. reduce our dependency on our wage jobs over time. 

We think the right way forward for us is to buy and hold cash-flow-positive rentals, (SFR...

Cenddie Alaban Family of five to live and own a duplex
6 July 2017 | 28 replies

Hi everybody, my name is Vic Alaban and I’m new to BP. I'm not really comfortable sharing my life in public especially that I'm an introvert but it's Brie Schmidt that advises me to do so. I believe that she's got de...

Dustin Zentz Moving to Detroit
13 February 2016 | 42 replies

Hello,
My wife and I are considering selling our house in Denver, moving to Detroit, and investing in real estate. I have 15 years experience in home construction and renovation, but limited experience in investing. W...

Bryan Hancock Seller Refuses To Pay Broker's Commission With Listing Agreement - Delaying Funding Post Closing
20 December 2011 | 47 replies

So we bought a small lot today that we plan to develop. The purchase was for $60k in cash using a buyer and seller broker. When the HUD came out the seller flipped out and didn't want to pay all of the commissions t...

Geremy Rosenberg Should I back out of deal after inspection? Day 7 of 10 due diligence
19 August 2024 | 20 replies

Hi Everyone, I am an OOS first time investor and got a SMF built in 1920 (2 units, 1bd/1ba and 3bd/2ba) under contract at 20K below purchase price (@190K) with both units currently rented ($850 and $1200).  I have had...

Sam Mukunda Newbie questions on out-of-state investing
1 May 2023 | 21 replies

Hi all,I'm currently in bay area, looking into out of state rental investments. I'm a total newbie at it.Want to understand best possible route to take in this field.1. What are the top states/cities that are hot righ...

Coleman Cox Choosing an out-of-state location
10 September 2019 | 19 replies

Hi All - I've recently been bitten by the real estate bug; I've just finished Brandon Turner's Book on Rental Property Investing and am all-in on BiggerPockets. I'm still in the information gathering stage at this poi...

Mark Brogan LOW BALL OFFERS
16 June 2015 | 27 replies

i would like to get everyones opinions on having wholesale deals and getting crazy low ball offers do you consider these people to be real buyers ?would you take time to find these people properties in your area?all i...