Daniel Hart
HOA struggling financially, can't foreclose on over-financed units, need opinions...
I've recently become involved in an HOA that is really struggling. It is a high foreclosure pocket and there are now many vacant units and non-paying owners. Only about half of the owners pay the dues. We've lost o...
Jeff Sheraton
Online Note Buying
Is there an MLS equivalent for buying and selling notes? It seems like each website has different notes, it would be ideal if there was one central location that all available notes could be found.If there is not wha...
Nur Al Sharif
S-Corporation Tax Scenarios
Hi guys, I've been trying to understand the tax implications of different entity types. I've developed a really short, brief model of how an S-Corp would be taxed, provided that it is 100% comprised of rental properti...
Ken Barrett
First House or First Investment Property?
I apologize in advance if this topic is covered elsewhere... I've searched around and all I've found is a topic about purchasing a vacation home instead of an investment property. But here's my situation... I'm a 25 ...
Scott Trench
Why do you care about Financial Independence?
I have to admit that I was drawn to BiggerPockets in a somewhat roundabout way. You see, I'm not so much interested in Real Estate as a business that I want to get into, but as a means to an end. That end of course ...
Jason Gutierrez
Realistic ROI paying all cash on an out-of-state turnkey
Hi everyone,BP newbie and first post in the forums. I live in Orange County, CA and am looking to buy my first buy-and-hold rental property. I've been looking outside of Southern California as I have not been able to ...
Charles Bailey
When to or when not to pay contractors
When should you pay a contractor? Should you pay them in increments, with a deposit in the beginning, again midway through the project and lastly once the project is complete? Or is there a better way to protect both ...
Linda Willis
New to Notes
I signed up with a company to submit performing notes. I did submit a note but the seller did not accept the offer. I have since stated going on line and finding other places to submit. Is this the best way to go ab...
Max M.
MS Access, LibreOffice Base, etc. -- Making my own databases for mah biz
So I originally thought using these types of database programs would require weeks of my time to get working for taking care of my organizations requirements for tracking all the stuff I need to track for creative rea...
Phillip Tillotson
Bill Gulley: Path to Success Education
Background:I completed my associates degree in information technology with an emphasis on networking, and I achieved the CCNA certification (Cisco Certified Networking Associate)My first job in IT was running the IT d...