Jason Rivera
First Flip Done-ish and lessons learned
So I finally finished my first flip and overall, it was a pretty good experience. To start, we got the perfect deal. Our expected ARV was $250k at the time. The house has been on the market for 2 weeks and is curre...
Lorenzo Ferdinands
Investing in Short Term Rentals from afar!
Hello BP friends,This would be my first post here. I am a 28 year old living in Singapore (where Real Estate is very expensive). Just bought my first home at 412k BMV and am renting out 2 rooms which covers my mortgag...
Robert Willard
Looking to get into Short Term Rentals
Hello-
I have been looking at getting into STR's for a couple of years now. I looked hard into Nashville in late 2020. Reached out to Realtors and even talked financing with a couple mortgage companies. The thing ...
Jason Kenyon
looking for recommended lender for extra capital starting out!
Hello everyone, we have started an LLC and got the EIN number last September for our hopeful flipping business with motivated sellers, but have been coming into roadblocks with getting additional funding. I am needing...
Dustin Beam
I hesitate to call this a success story
Not sure I can call it a success until I've had sustained cashflow, but I did close on my first properties yesterday. They are three fourplex buildings, basically identical and side by side. They are located in Kansas...
Brian Olencki
Purchased property with existing tenants; Tenants not paying rent
Hi everyone, I just closed on my first property this past week in Rhode Island. It was a duplex with existing tenants on a month to month tenancy. The tenants did not pay rent for two months while we were under contra...
Pamela M.
FHA Loan/lender issues
Hi all,I am in the process of buying an owner occupied multifamily (3 unit to be precise in Newark). This has been an ongoing saga. I was aiming for 5% FHA which I was approved for. But there were so many silly issues...
Atwan Kwan
Bed bug scare!!! What now....
"I also need to let you know that the garbage disposal is leaking & some how there are bed bugs in my son's room mostly on my grandson's bed."Got this nice xmas note from my tenant.Never had to deal with bed bugs,...
Jeff Macdonald
Trustee's sale: What happens to personal property? My first deal.
I just made my first REI deal today! I bought a house at trustee's sale (courthouse steps). The owner passed away early 2016. I'm guessing there is still considerable personal property in the home. What does the law s...
Jeremy Jackson
My first "intentional" real estate investment property
First and foremost, thanks to Bigger Pockets and all it’s wonderful members.A little about my background….I’m active duty military, left home at the ripe age of 18.I have little real estate investing experience.I purc...