John DeFoor
breakfast bar in load bearing wall.
Question here is I have a load bearing wall I want to put an opening in it from the kitchen to the living room. The pics are of the living room wall with the air return hole and the other two are inside the wall looki...
Robert Szalay
HELOC Idea... is this doable?
Good evening BP,On my drive home tonight I had this idea and wanted to run it by some brilliant minds to see if it can be done. I am trying to find finding for my next property and I realized my mom and sister both ha...
Gytenis B.
Newbie. Signed a contract for a house with squatters
Hey all! Got my first contract for a property! Woohoo! Details:House got deeded to one of the daughters by her father. He passed away shortly after. Her sister and brother "temporary" moved in to the property. Moved i...
Cody DeLong
Creative Financing for a paid off Probate
I received a call today from the executor of a will of a landlord I was friendly with. He put I had first dibs to buy his buildings and we're meeting next week. The buildings are 100% paid off and have been kept up ...
Jennifer Streamer
Landlords in Austin - is this true?
My sister just accepted a job in Austin, Texas. She's starting on June 1st. She was told that in Austin, it's not possible to look for a house to rent in advance. The advice was to come down a couple of days ahead o...
Ryan Nastase
Need Solution - Seller has no funds until Close
Hello BiggerPockets Experts!I have just put a SFH under contract. The owners are brother and sister and they inherited the paid-off home from a parent that just passed away. The sister is currently living in the pro...
Brian Noel
House hacking in Northern VA; Advise and reality check needed.
Hello all, I've been casually researching a variety of investing methods over the last year and see the "House Hacking" strategy as perhaps the most useful and lucrative strategy I can implement in my current situatio...
Izu Ariwodo
Frustration with Sherman Bridge (A hard money lender)
I am a new investor. Sherman Bridge lending, a hard money lender was recommended to me by their sister company New western wholesalers.The loan funding was quick. But the moment I was locked in and started the rehab, ...
James Nidiffer
Seller Financing a house that is free and clear
My mom owns a $200k house free and clear. She has a tenant in the house for the last 4 years. She is willing to allow my sister and me to use the equity in the house to seed our real-estate portfolio. We are trying to...
Mynka Morris
Newbie from Los Angeles, CA wanting to master house hacking!
Hey Bigger Pockets Fam! My name is Mynka and I'm a production manager in the fashion industry currently working on getting my real estate license in California. I've definitely been feeling lately that it was time for...