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Economic Update
(Monday, September 14, 2020)
A majority of Los Angeles households face serious financial problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Latinos and Black residents bearing the brunt of the economic pa...
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My wife and I purchased our first rental in August of last year, and suffice it to say this has been quite the learning experience with many newbie investor mistakes made along the way. Right now we are dealing wit...
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I am trying to purchase a property but do not have enough for the down payment yet as I just purchased another property recently. It is a smoking deal with tons of cash flow potential so I am about to lock it up in a ...
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So, my tenant serve me with paperwork that he wants me take me to small claims court over his $1200 security deposit, after all repairs were made, I gave him back $250, but he wanted pretty much all of it.
Could anyo...
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Hoping to help some newbs avoid some serious banking pain. This is one of many disasters with this bank that I have been involved with. I just spent 30 minutes helping my plumber try and get funds from a job. He depos...
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Couldn't find a place to put this post, so I thought I would stick with Commercial since we do Self Storage and this is one of the benefits of being in Self Storage.Will take you through our Belize adventure ( its an ...
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I found BP about two months ago and listened to BiggerPockets Podcast 247: How to Buy Your First (or Next) Property by the End of the Year [The 90-Day Challenge!] with @Brandon Turner and thought there was no way I co...
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I have a commercial rental unit that I showed to, and have been in discussion with, a regional sales rep of a large corp who is needing some warehouse space. I am a small minnow in the ocean of commercial property and...
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Thought I'd start a small thread to see what $250,000 would get in different parts of the country. . .
This should be an interesting one! :groovy:
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I need some advice ASAP. I made contact with the owner of a house that is going into foreclosure over a $10,000 Mortgage. The lady is disabled, does not have any money besides what the state gives her, and cannot af...