Gurjot Grewal
Personal experiences in the “bad” neighbourhoods ?
Hello BP,My property manager told me to avoid these three areas; hilltop, south linden, driving park. What im looking to do is BRRR in columbus to pull some of my money out ( I dont mind leaving money in the deal). Th...
Rebecca M.
Is my Realtor acting in my best interest, or her loan officer's?
Is it ethical for my Realtor to ask me what the rate quote was that I received from my loan officer, and share it with her preferred lender, who is also preparing a quote for me? Nothing was asked or disclosed, she j...
Mark Kim
Getting started - out of state investing
Excited to get started investing in real estate, but would like some advice on best first steps.
I live in a very expensive metro area, which is why investing in a different area is attractive. I am con...
Venkateswaran Venkatasubramanian
Looking for guidance as a new Out of state investor
Hi Bigger pockets community,
I would like to get some wisdom from active investors, property managers, real estate agents about your recommendations, word of caution and advice. I'm anxious about making costly mistak...
Nathan Shankles
Should I do my own taxes or hire a CPA?
So my CPA last week said that he can no longer do my taxes because he no longer does extension and I can't get my tax documents to him before their internal deadline. As such, I'm left with the question - should I hir...
Stephen Heebner
notes vs. note funds
Was hoping to collect some wisdom from the BP community if I can explain myself clearly. Wondering if there is really any benefit to owning individual mortgage notes vs. investing in a mortgage note fund. From my simp...
Jackie Liu
Unresponsive Property Manager
Hello BP member, I have a friend who currently owns several SFH rentals that is currently managed by a PM in Indiana, according to them the PM has been unresponsive for 3 months, all their attempts to reach the PM has...
Mustafa Nemat Ali
Turnkey property for first-time international buyer
Hi there - I'm a German citizen currently living and working remotely in Asia and would like to invest in US property. Not looking for any get-rich-quick schemes but rather modest rental yields and capital appreciatio...
Henry Zhou
Scammed by Xplicit Home Loan
I would like to report Xplicit Home Loan (https://www.xplicithomeloan.com/) for fraudulent activity. I saw their Facebook post promoting their quick collaborative mortgage service and decided to try it for a property ...
Ken Howard
What Would You Do? All perspectives would be appreciated.
I'm new here but I'll post my introduction in another forum. I inherited a property that was bought by a family member way back in 1998. It was purchased for $35k but is now worth around 260k. For the past few year...