Brian Garrett
Problems collecting on a loan
Long story (which I'll try to make it short), but we did what we "thought" was going to be a hard money loan for a fix/flip. Did what we thought was diligent research on the individual and company. They had a good hi...
Erin Malone
Can I keep honey oak cabinets in rental?
Hi -
We moved into a new house and are renting out my 1600 sq ft condo in Annapolis. It has to decent sized MBRs. I put in all new appliances, painted it completely, and added faux wood blinds. I also did faux gr...
Account Closed
Stuck In a Terrible Lending Situation
Hey BP,
My wife and I just closed this past week on a house that we are using as a rental. Throughout the entire process working with our lender, we told him over and over that this would be a non owner occu...
David D'Ambrosio
Chronic Late Rent with Property Manager in Place
I have a dilemma I would like to pose to the crowd. I have a sf rental in Florida with professional management in place that charges 8% per month. I have four homes with them. Three have been steady without any rea...
Jason Miller
First commercial opporunity - interesting dynamic
I'm looking at a deal that is relatively close to home. I run a consulting business that makes my money but by nature has no passive to residual income component - thats a whole other discussion ;). I'm interested in ...
Charlie Parce
Getting started in the San Francisco Bay Area
Hello BP Community,I'm just getting started in Real Estate investing, and am looking for a little guidance. I currently live and work full time in the SF Bay Area. I'm interested in a BRRRR multi-property strategy, bu...
Lance Knapp
First Time Buyer - Now a Good Time? (Santa Monica, CA)
Hi All,This is my first ever post on Bigger Pockets and marks an exciting time for me. I am a commercial real estate analyst living and working in Santa Monica, CA. For about 6 months now I have been absorbing any edu...
Brandon Herron
Is it good idea to sale by owner?
I'm currently selling my family home (due to divorce) that's been on the market for at least 90 day's. We are looking to take the property off the market and maybe install some new flooring in living area and possibly...
Sheri Fluellen
How to get 10%+ passive income
I’ve been real estate investing for over 15years, acquiring a large nest egg of net worth. The problem is we aren’t getting much cash flow from the portfolio for a variety of reasons and our rentals, flips, and short ...
Jeffrey Magenes
The more deductions you claim, the less a bank will lend to you?
Would it necessarily be true that the more deductions you claim on your tax return the less a bank will lend to you because of your lower taxable income?
So therefore, isn't this technically a catch 22 situation wher...