I have closed a property yesterday that I took a hit on... it was my first loss in 3 years and over 250 transactions that I funded. Take away... BP member good talker bad in execution.. I went and met with him in Atla...

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Well I know in a way I should really not listen to the critics. Recently I have told a friend of mine that has 5 homes under his belt as investments, that I wanted to get into investing. He has gotten to the...

Hey Guys,Im a noob trying to get a good idea of any cost that might jump up in the middle of a project.Are ALL of the holding and closing cost (buying and selling) usually financed through the hard money lender or who...

Hello Folks,Understand this is probably a repeat story. I hired a contractor through biggerpockets introduction. He "was" (per the public records I found out) a licensed builder in MI and I hired him to do 2 jobs (Gar...

I had to give 30 days' notice per our management agreement to a client I have 13 units with on Friday after having to hang up the phone on him Thursday afternoon and telling him if he ever speaks to me that way, it wi...

By now, all of us know that BiggerPockets is a fantastic resource for avoiding bad real estate deals.But even more than a bad deal, a bad life partner can REALLY cripple any real estate aspirations.The so-called “cash...

Hi BP, need some help here about a tenant im evicting .. short story she lies about paying rent and constantly late. There is always a major catastrophe in her life. Anyway got a lawyer involved and the decision was s...

Hey everyone!I have just recently seen this house as a potential flip, It is in a good location and has a lake view from the front door! However I have never seen such an ugly exterior.. Has anyone ever renovated an e...

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I have an application in for my property. Here's the story.
Single mom with 1.5 year old girl, about 6 months ago separated from her baby daddy and moved in with one of her friends.

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