Daniel Patterson
Beginning Investment Questions
First question.. Buy and hold? or Flipping? With ideal situations which would you choose?Second.. What is your most successful method of finding the perfect deal? MLS?Lastly.. Is it difficult to start investing starti...
Aubrey Ford
Tenants moved in their parents without permission or discussion.
I have a one bedroom apartment I rented out to a nice couple back in June. Last Monday they informed me that his parents are staying with them for a "few days" It has been a week and they have failed to offer any end ...
Jewel B.
First Time Rental Property Investor
Hello fellow BiggerPockets members,This is my 2nd introduction here, my first being over a year ago.I am from Allentown, PA aka ABE aka the Lehigh Valley aka near Philadelphia and the Poconos in the lovely state of Pe...
Amanda C.
Rookie Landlord Questions
I have a few questions about how I should handle a situation. I am a first time landlord. I made a bad investment back in 2008 with my first house and the area still hasn't completely recovered. Last year we had to mo...
Zapata Tate
New investor... First property
Hello BP family. I'm working on my first deal, but I'm stuck. The owner is 78 years of age and is ready to get out (He has several properties). I'd like to try seller financing, but I'm not sure how to approach it. Th...
Joe Patton
Duplex renovation and AADU addition
Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $717,500
Cash invested: $180,000
I purchased a duplex here in Seattle in July and have been renovating bot...
Porscha Jackson
What Type of Deals Do Landlords Prefer?
I've landed my first contract. From my understanding this property would do best as. a buy & hold based upon the area, market etc, but I'm not 100% confident on the numbers. Take a look and let me know what you th...
Ronnie Hutchinson
Lenders requiring one lease in order to include as rental income
Hello,
I'm looking for a creative solution for this. I have a rental property next to a college campus. I rent out the rooms to individuals. There's a total of 3 individual leases and each are on different lease date...
Justin R.
Increase Security Deposit or Guarantor
I'm wanting to get the communities thought on whether a higher security deposit or a guarantor would be better in this situation. I have searched the forum and wasn't able to find much information on this. Howeve...
Chris Severin
Foreclosure investing
Ok so I find a foreclosure deal...what happens next? I've heard that the asset managers can be a huge obstacle in moving forward with the process. Let's say that it takes 2 months to get to the closing table from when...