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My name is Michael Sjogren and I am new to real estate investing. My first and only real estate deal was closing on my home 3 years ago. I am finishing my MBA and work in accounting for an international energy company...
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On a PRIMARY residence....what is the highest ltv heloc available in the market? Is anyone finding 95%LTV? I've seen several 90 from credit unions, but nothing concrete about 95. Back in the prior crash days, it was e...
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I just closed on my first buy and hold deal, a HUD foreclosure. The closing process was way different from when I closed on my personal residence. I was hoping this HUD foreclosure process would be similar to that and...
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I am very new to the industry, to the point that I think I should start an LLC as a holding company. The local title company says I should talk to an attorney first, but I'm wondering if this is necessary. Can I go st...
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Hi BPer,During the P&S agreement, do you usually put down both your name and the LLC name on the P&S agreement as buyer? For example, "your_name, your_LLC" as being the buyer.I have notices that for seller, he...
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I am a newbie- so maybe I just don't know how to do this... When I signed up for biggerpockets, I did it thinking I was signing up with the business name.. But, found out soon after creating the profile, that I needed...
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Hello Bigger Pockets! Wondering if anyone has suggestions for productive networking groups or meet ups in the San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Peninsula, and/or East Bay areas. I'm new to personal real estate investing,...
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Hello BP!I am thrilled to become part of a community of like-minded people. To begin my introduction, I am a young (future) investor from southern California interested in learning as much as necessary before diving i...
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Hello BP!!I am new to real estate investing and I was told BP was the 1st stop I should make if I want to build a network and learn from others. I am currently a banker and I have worked in finance for 5 years. My g...
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Hello everybody! My name is Jeevon Jones Jr. I'm a newbie from Washington, DC. I attend University of District of Columbia I'm an Management of Info Systems Major. I recently just read the Ultimate Guide Beginners Gui...