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This is a venting post, so please bear with me.
I just spent 60 days in underwriting with Mutual of Omaha, Chesterfield MO only to be told today that my credit request was denied for "unable to verify income" and "ca...
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Economic Update
(Monday, June 7, 2021)
Is Los Angeles a City-State? I ask this question because no one seems to know what Los Angeles is, exactly: city of angels, revenge city, or something else. In 1925, Aldous Hu...
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So I started my very first flip in August w a target finish in early October. Details below.. a few surprises but on track to pull down the ARV and make around 30 k.So we put it on the market listed way too high the...
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Hi all! New to Bigger Pockets (discovered through listening to the podcast) and am excited to join the community.Some background on myself - I recently graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign wi...
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I have a potential tenant, single mother who plans to run her daycare business at our rental property. She has up to 5 children on any given day all under the age of 4yrs old. What are the pros vs. cons?
Thanks to all the wonderful advice I have found by lurking around on BP for the last few months we are now under contract for our first rental property! It's a 3/1 SFH and we should be closing within the next 2 wee...
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Wondering if others have had any mental blocks when making offers on their first property or buying their first property in general.What were they and how did you overcome them?
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I haven't seen anything in the forums less than a year old about this, but here on phoenix I hear a commercial for Offerpad/Opendoor perhaps 4-5 times a day. Always kinda figured they must lowball quick cash offers an...
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Hello BP,Before I go into the deal specifics I feel like I have to justify WHY I am choosing to invest in San Diego. Essentially it all boils down to my current situation. I am a first time buyer, Navy veteran current...