Shawn Prushinski
Blue collar Career change
Hello everyone! I'm a 26 year old tradesman going on around 10 years of experience in various blue collar professions. Although I'm eager to make passive income I find it difficult in this market to find good deals or...
Ben Jamin
HELOCs and Loans - How to get both without damaging my credit
Hi All,I'm considering a HELOC to help with a small portion of a down payment on a property. However, if I do move forward and take out a HELOC and then turnaround a week later and apply for a mortgage loan, won't I g...
Matthew Valencia
California Dream for All House Hack
Hello everyone! My name is Matt and I am 26 years old. I’m looking for some advice on what route I should take. I am looking to buy my first home this year in Ventura county. I have put in a lot of thought to many dif...
Jered Sturm
Waving goodbye to flipping and hello to apartments.
I started my investing career in single family buy and holds March 2012. We bought up as much as we could figure out how to. Over the past 4 years we were able to build our portfolio to 24 units. As the market contin...
Michael Sherwood
how to grow your real estate business and hire someone
Hi Biggerpockets folks:
It has been some time since I have posted (Wedding planning) haha among other things. I have counted myself to be blessed with a recent promotion at work as well. The problem is this i...
David Acosta
Refinance Owner Financed Property - Residential or Commercial
Hi All -I had a quick question about a deal that I'm looking at and would love any and all feedback. This would be 4 Duplexes, 1 triplex, seller financed. The balloon is 3-years and I would be looking to implement t...
Nicholas Hamblen
Bank loans and Inquiries
Hi Everyone,I was driving to work this morning listening to the new podcast. They were talking about if one bank denied you, then go to the next and so on and so on. I am a newbie, trying to figure out my options for ...
Tristan S.
Service and ESA dogs for SFH rental exempt from FHA?
Hi,Recently put my first rental on the market (SFH) in Texas. I recently got prospective tenants mentioning that they had two service dogs including a german shepherd. I think they actually meant ESA instead of servic...
Brian Volland
Pitching An Offer Unofficially?
Hi folks,The question here is fairly simple: Is there a way to pitch an offer unofficially to gauge the seller's motivation/willingness to negotiate.The first assumption is that it is considered unprofessional or ille...
Account Closed
Breaking the Appraiser
Managing and Challenging the Appraisal Process
Recently, I’ve charted an increasing number of complaints from real estate owners and syndicators with respect to the results of an appraisal.
I’ve seen appraisal grie...