John Gerwatosky
Having a hard time lining up a loan for a commercial property
Hi,I have an off market property in Toledo, OH that I have been trying to acquire financing for. It is a 6 unit property for under $100k. It is a great deal and the owner is willing to wait for me till I line up finan...
Kevin Harrison
Should YOU sell YOUR home or make it a rental. Asked and anwsered
I see this question every day at least once on the forums so I thought I would answer it for the majority of people. I was going to make this a blog post but couldn't figure out how to do it. What I am going to outlin...
Jeremiah Coleman
Urgent advice/suggestions needed.
Hello All,What I need help with is a advice/suggestions on what you think I/my family should do with the properties we own. During the recession, my brother was able to purchase 3 properties in California. However, sh...
Ben Bakhshi
Increasing occupancy in a vacant office complex
We are considering the purchase of a 50% occupied office complex that is an REO. About 30,000 sq ft total rentable sq footage. It is class B+, the existing tenants are very stable and medically oriented. We'd like to ...
Sheryl Gurvey
New to BP-Atlanta Investor Starting Over
Hi everyone. I am so glad I found this site! I have lived in Atlanta since 2003 and started investing in 2008. I accumulated 6 rental properties over the years, but due to circumstances I had to sell them all in the...
Colin Olsen
Will programmable thermostats deter renters?
My wife and I recently purchased a three-flat in Berwyn and are house hacking for at least the next year. The property has a single furnace, so we cover gas and heat for all three units (which can get pricey in Chicag...
Crystal Smith
Mayor's Plan for Chicago
We just had one of our investor partners send us this article. Not sure she realized that by today's standard this article from March 2013 is old news but I thought it would be interesting to see what those of you i...
Melissa Faraias
Contractor forms to sign
Hello,I am a new investor, who is just closing on my first home here in Houston. Exit strategy is Buy & Hold. I have estimates from 4 contractors and hope to finalize one soon. What paperwork should I have the con...
Patrick Lorang
Down Payment Sources
Can anyone suggest creative ways to come up with down payment money, required for a hard money deal?Specifically, I need to quickly come up with $9,000 for a down payment, in order to fund a purchase through the hard ...
Honor Dunn
Ready to Invest, Grateful for advice!
Hi All,
First off, I have been reading Bigger Pockets for years and I would like to start this post expressing a tremendous amount of respect and admiration to all you folks. You are all so generous with information ...