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Hello all, newbie investor here from Rhode Island. I've completely fallen in love with this community and the endless amounts of information that it provides. I plan on delving into fix and flips via hard money in 201...
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hey gang in lieu of a mentor, can I pose a question? which you may answer with a question or just vote on. (Kind of like playing chess this real estate stuff espec. when life variables shift.)
I have a hous...
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Is this a thing?RE investor approaches property owner about seller-financing.Owner is on the fence. Cash now is more attractive for them than passive income.So investor suggests a balloon option at, say, 5 years.Owner...
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I saw a post by @Andrew Eaton earlier today, and recently was introduced to Shiloe B. , are you doing any projects up here? Or know anyone who is? I've been seeing a lot of people taking small houses, such as 2br/1ba,...
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After blatantly copying @Brandon Turner 's plan of mailing property owners I have found an elderly couple looking to sell and are open to owner financing. I have 5 properties of my own so the process isn't brand new ...
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Hello BiggerPockets community.Let me first introduce myself. My name is Carlos, im a 30 y/o architect from México, from the city of Mérida in the Yucatán Peninsula. Ive been passionate about real estate, investing, de...
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what to do if the tenant is not comfortable giving SIN number for a credit and criminal background check?
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I'm a 19-year-old college student in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I recently talked to a doctor who is aspiring to live in Manhattan, New York about real estate.When I asked him about how I wanted to start investing in r...
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So, I’m hanging out at my duplex waiting for another prospective tenant that isn’t showing up for their appointment.
I prescreen, which cuts down drastically on no shows and people that do not meet the rental criter...