I would welcome some insight from this professionals on this.My mother owns a home in brooklyn NY, and is about to retire next year. I am contemplating selling the home and using the proceeds for a 1031 exchange where...
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Hello everyone, My names Ken Nyczaj (pronounced Niche-I) and I'm a 29 year old from the Annapolis, MD region. I've lived in the state of Maryland most of my life. The beginning of last month I was introduced to Bigger...
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Can someone explain a really good logical argument you use to persuade sellers that a lease option is good to do. Also, the fact that I'm obtaining their property but will just go find another person to lease option. ...
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Hello all on BP! First off I know this question has so many variables and there is no correct answer but id like to hear your opinions and welcome all feedback.
A little about myself, I'm leaving the military...
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Through experience, does anyone have any ‘secrets’ or ‘tricks of the trade’ they are willing to share with making offers to Freddie Mac (HomeSteps)?
I am particularly interested in the amount of earnest money (good f...
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Hey Guys,
I'm pretty well versed with doing my own taxes, using turbotax or whatever.. I have the 2008 home and business edition here.
This year I bought my first house, a duplex. I live in the lower, and the uppe...
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Hey guys my name is Devon Kennard I’m in the NFL and have been a real estate investor as well for the last 5 years. I’ve been listening to the Bigger Pockets podcast for over a year now and finally decided to join and...
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I am finally getting around to putting up a website. Initially, I figured I'd have one website that would cover my rentals, home buying, and houses we have for sell. After research I am looking at LP and Carrot to kee...
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I'm thinking of buying a house in Cary near my brother, not necessarily an investment, but of course I do want to get a good deal. I was planning on doing 10-20% down. Cary is very competitive. My agent suggested that...
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Hi All,This is my first post on here but I have been entrenched in real estate research and analysis for quite some time now. There is one question that I have been grappling with for awhile now that I would love to g...