Denny R.
Should I have a team in place before investing?
As the title states, I would like to know if I should have a team in place before I start investing or if I can jump into it and find people as I go?
Patrick Senas
HELP!! Market Rent Appraisal LOW, contingency already removed
I need advice!! On Aug 3, I removed all contingencies because my loan officer said that everything checked out on the appraisal he received from the VA. He wasn't allowed to show the appraisal until the VA "cleared" i...
Danny Johnson
What's your favorite negotiating tactic?
Just curious to see what other people's favorite negotiating tactic is.
Aside from not needing to buy and having a seller that needs to sell (this is a position rather than a tactic anyway), my favorite tactic is to ...
Austin Mize
Index funds for beginners
hello everyone first time posting in BiggerPockets, I was listening to the money podcast and Mindy and Scott where talking to a guest about low cost index funds in particular the S&p 500 and vanguard, I’m just ce...
Suzanne B.
Creative Title Transfer to Land Title to Avoid Lien Attached to County?
My lender just discovered a lien filed in 2019 against my husband in the county where I reside. When I applied to consolidate my first and second mortgages with a new mortgage through a new lender, I applied alone bu...
Doug Smith
Why, Oh Why, Is the Fed's Inflation Target 2% (a rant)
I would love to get a discussion going over this topic to see what other "in the know" armchair economists think. This chart shows mortgage interest rates over the past 30 days. Rates are directly tied to the 10-Year ...
Lloyd Segal
Economic Update (Monday, March 29, 2021)
Economic Update
(Monday, March 29, 2021)
This pandemic has really exposed the fault lines in our workforce demographics. It has exposed the divide between those who can work from home and those who can’t (deemed e...
Mohammed Nasser
Seller Is Not Signing Release of Earnest Money.
Hi all, I am located in California and found my first out-of-state investment property in Dallas, Tx. I went into escrow on a condo and for the final walk through, which was one day before closing, I decided to fly ou...
Mackal Smith
Here's one I bet you don't hear all the time
I don't know if I'm asking for advice or just seeing if anyone is in a similar situation. The good news is this is a first world problem. The bad news is I live this first world life so even though it's not like I'm g...
Alexander Schloe
Should we consider a lawsuit?
Friends, We recently bought a STR in GA and it seems like we walked into a mess not disclosed by the sellers or picked up on the inspection report. For example, after closing we walked in to find: water in the baseme...