I know this has been discuss many times on the forum, but here is my question.Does trying to buy a property under an LLC make it harder to get a traditional mortgage and get insurance. I am preparing to start house fl...

Good morning everyone,First I want to thank you in advance for any help you can provide. I am a new landlord so I want to make sure I am following law when it comes to security deposits.I am renting out a room and pri...

Hello,I am a first time homeowner but my dream is to become an investor. The property next door to me has been vacant for about two years. The owner was renting it out and after the tenants were gone so was he. I foun...

A little background on our situation.  We found a nice 2,400 sf. 3 bedroom and 2.5 bath Cape in a B+ neighborhood in a A+ town.  The house was in great shape and the price was reasonable.  One problem was that the sec...

This has probably been answered, so if someone has a link that's fine.  I've searched, but couldn't find it.  I bought a property from a slumlord which I discovered after the fact.http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/5...

Long story short , didn’t do my due diligence . Purchased not one but two properties from a foreclosure with no title search . Comes to find out each property has a mortgage. Combined with the price I paid through the...

Hi everyone, my name is Manan and it's a pleasure to finally make an introduction in these forums. Biggerpockets is an amazing place and I feel so lucky for discovering it early on and hope to learn and participate in...

Hey Guys,After researching real estate for a few years now I finally I bought my first home. Its going to work great because I am going to use it as a vacation rental while I work away from home and use it the rest of...

As someone who has sold rental properties to investors for two decades, I've discovered that most people dislike rentals because they don't enjoy managing them. My advice to investors is simple: focus on educating you...

I was cruising BP when I discovered MLO's as a means to get into an apartment building that would otherwise be out of my reach.

Seems like a great idea! Just one problem, where/how do I find a property that I...