Terry Lao
90% of Bigger Pockets will never take action on REI
Today is Thanksgiving. Lots of time to talk shop, politics, or real estate investment with family and friends. I just spoke to acquaintance of in law, and he mentioned purchasing home within a year. I spoke to him abo...
Vladimir Gonzalez
Is illegal to pay referral fees to non realtors?
I post a ad on Facebook offering a $500 referral fee for anyone who can give and address of a crappy, ugly house. It's that illegal?
Maureen Hannan
I want to sell a private mortgage note
Hello All,
I would really welcome advice from anyone experienced in mortgage brokering. I hold the note on a home in Arlington, VA. The amount of the note is $420K, and the home is currently valued at roughly $450K....
Prashant P.
General Contractor Walk Through Fee
I am looking to buy a house in a new area to fix up and flip.
Before making my bid on the house, I was trying to find a General Contractor to walk through the house with me and give me an estimate for repairs.
I als...
Account Closed
tenant wants to change 2 yr lease to a 1 yr after only a month!
Hi, I had a tenant move in a month ago and already she wants to end her lease a year early, she signed a two year lease until june 2015.She claims she and her boyfriend want to buy a home and wants to end her lease in...
Mark Werner
Potential Tenant Refusing Application Process
I have a potential renter who is refusing to go through the application process. Meaning, not providing his social security number to use a service for credit check and background check. He intendeds to rent through t...
Lucas Machado
Should I Sign-Up For Adwords Nerds?
Hello BiggerPockets Community,I am considering signing up with Adwords Nerds (https://adwordsnerds.com/) for assistant in managing paid online marketing (pay per click, Facebook, Google/Bing/Yahoo).I have already run ...
Jon Krombein
Roofstock (Review / Case Study)
I recently closed on my first rental property. I used Roofstock. I had set up a number of baseline searches in a few markets that I was interested in. Whenever one that fit my general criteria came up, I would drill i...
Rob Padilla
Guru's, Sean Terry's Flip2Freedom and the people who hate them
I've been learning from Bigger Pockets for about two months now. I find it is by far the best place to come for expert information on Real Estate and it seems that there is no question I have that hasn't been answered...
Komal Sekhon
Dad invested ~2009 and made good rental income in our town, impossible for me now
Hi everyone, A bit of a unique situation. My dad invested in rental properties from 2008-2014 and made good rental income on them. Our city has now ballooned in value and no property is renting at 1% of price anymore ...