Aaron Phillips
Got property under a contract, but now i'm worried.
Okay, so I got a property under contract, the numbers are phenomenal, and I just got it under contract like not even 8 hours ago. I've been contacted by a cash buyer who wants to pay cash, and close quickly. However, ...
Tom R.
Private Investor Wants 50% for 0% work Advice
OK, here is the situation I'd like some creative financing / deal structure ideas please.I have a deal/property & I approached a private investor friend with:I originally structured the deal to him as a 'debt' onl...
Daniel Lynch
Should I charge my Girlfriend rent?
So in the next few months I plan to buy my first duplex! I plan to house hack; rent out one side and live In the other. While running the numbers a thought crossed my mind about my girlfriend paying rent. Here’s the t...
Philip Bennett
Illegal immigrants as tenants
I have an applicant for a property in Anchorage, Alaska that is wanting to sign a lease for a family member that is an illegal immigrant. The individual wanting to sign the lease is unable to provide a completed appli...
Jayme Jahns
Buying house with a possible break even or negative CF
Hello, I am looking at one of the last options in my price range of a duplex in Auburn, WA. List price is 235,000. But rents are only 1390 a month. We are shooting for offering 215 and counting on raising rents to at ...
Account Closed
Do you see anything potentially wrong with this plan for residential new construction?
I am building a house...https://www.dropbox.com/s/2ta56u5d2esz6h9/house.JP...... that will cost about $73,000 to build, mostly because I'm doing a lot of the labor myself.Based on current market data, I think I can se...
Erik Stewart
RE investors with humble origins?
Calling all underdog RE investors.If you got into real estate because you were an engineer, lawyer, doctor, or otherwise have large amounts of discretionary income, that's cool, but I want to hear from the unlikely he...
Carson Kesner
Tenant Wants to pay entire years worth of rent but...
I showed a rental today to a possible tenant, who for all intents and purposes, checked all the boxes, they agreed to sign a 12 month lease @$1000 a month and pay $1000 security deposit. Non smoker, no pets, makes 70K...
Melanie Stephens
Seeking (More!) Biggest Mistake/Lesson Learned Stories
Hello BP investors!
I am looking for (more!) BP members to interview about their biggest real
estate mistakes and what they learned from them for possible publication
in BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine.Stories will...
Haley Powell
How soon is too soon to invest out of state?
I am currently saving up to buy my first property (a househack) while finishing grad school. I have a job lined up in Dallas, which is theoretically great for long term appreciation. However it's also highly competiti...