Anthony Van Gilder
Buying Out of State Rentals
Happy Friday to everyone on BP. Since I'm looking at buying OOS the best way for me to view the property to make judgments on it is through a realtor taking video of the property and sending it to me. My question is h...
O'brian R.
Rate Shopping: How long to still be considered 1 inquiry?
Hey BP! I figure I should just ask the wise BP community, but I've seen and heard different answers as to how long of a period one has to shop mortgage rates and to still be considered just one 1 credit pull. In some ...
Alex Washburn
Former Journalists - Real Estate as a Plan B
I am no longer in the #debtfreecommunity group so I am going to post this PLAN B win here because I know a few journalists interested in a similar path.Short back story: After viscerally acknowledging the challenges o...
James Landsford
Calling it quits and selling out via owner finance… Mistake?
I am new the forum but have used BP for years. I currently own around 30 rentals, all free and clear, in the Houston area. In the past year and a half, I have grown increasingly tired of the in and outs of land lordin...
Vince M.
Agent not familiar with a double close
I placed an offer on a REO property last week and when I mentioned to the real estate agent that I would be wholesaling it and doing a double close she looked at me as if I had 3 eyes. She said she had never heard of...
Tai Bhattad
Alabama Tax Sale: Price Quote Counteroffer Scenario
I’m looking for advice /guidance on countering a price quote I received for a Tax Deed in Mobile, AL to gain ownership of a vacant lot. Scenario (real): price quote came in for $3000 on a tax deed for a vacant lot whe...
Jorge Abreu
Record Low Employment - Do You Think We Will See A Rebound In Q3?
The record number of jobs lost over the past two months should begin coming back in Q3 and be largely regained by the end of 2021, according to an analysis by CBRE.
Over the past several weeks, 33.5 million worke...
Ken Rishel
Courts are Speaking on using MLOs and others as "Fronts"
Here on Bigger Pockets it is very popular to suggest that one can make loans through MLOs and avoid any responsibility for licensure and compliance. I have held that since January of 2014 that that is likely a very da...
Pei Pei Siau-Cronin
Redemption period for tax foreclosure in Kansas
Hi BP family,Does anyone have experience in bidding tax deed foreclosure property?Me and hubby intend to bid for tax foreclosure in Kansas, but I came across this statement :Any owner or holder of the record title, th...
Matt O.
What to do with a "free and clear" asset?
I have 20 acres in the Boise Idaho area that is zoned residential. I can lease it out to a farmer or I can work toward getting the necessary improvements done so it is ready to build on. Or, I suppose another option i...