Ben Petersen
RE Agents: Insulting to lowball offers?
Hey fantastic RE agents of BiggerPockets! Earlier today, I was speaking with a friend of mine regarding a few properties that I am looking at. One of the property’s is a SFH fixer upper and the owners are “extremely m...
Joshua Dorkin
What's Happening in the Foreclosure Market Today?
Hey all . . . I had a few questions that I was looking for your insight on. Please feel free to share your thoughts on the various subjects.
1 - Are you seeing a settling of prices in foreclosures (REOs) right now?...
Kyle Marcotte
If you still care about cap rates read this...
Ok, Cap rates are important, however they are such a small part of your decision-making process. The amount of times I hear “I only buy 7 cap deals” is maddening. If you really think evaluating commercial multifamily ...
Rob Cee
Good sources of further education for note investor?
I have been doing hard money lending for a few years though hard money brokers which source and set up the loans for me to fund. I have not gone out and purchased any existing notes yet, I have just funded new loans...
Ramon Wilson
Are RE investors in Los Angeles crazy, stupid or know a secret?
I have been looking around at multi-family investment properties in gentrifying areas of Los Angeles. I received the email below which is representative of feedback I've received from many brokers in this area. Are RE...
Account Closed
Using NPV for real estate investments
I like to use Net Present Value when evaluating deals, but I don't see it a lot on this forum or other real estate evaluations. Can anyone shed some light on why not to use it?
Shiloh Lundahl
Is BUYING in a GOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT even that important anymore?
The reason for this post is because I often read other investors post about looking for a property in an area where they have good schools. We did that. We bought a home in Burbank, California, a very expensive suburb...
Josh Calcanis
Due on Sale Clause... Ways to transfer to trust or LLC?
BP,I've been searching and there are number of LLC posts. What I haven't found is a way to get similar protection of my assets without putting the properties into an LLC.Here is my issue. I bought the two properties o...
Levertis Brock
What is the penalty for backing out of a seller finance deal?
I backed out of a seller finance deal after the contingency’s expired what am I on the hook for?? I’am being told from the law firm that was handling it that I have to pay the paperwork fee a title fee and pay for a r...
Thomas S.
Landlords and Tenants Lawyers
To begin I will say that if you operate in a State that requires that Landlords always be represented by a Lawyer none of my experiences or practices may apply. In our jurisdiction Landlords are not required to have l...