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Hello All, my wife and I are hoping to make the most out of $100k that we’ve been able to save over the last few years. I’ve considered buying a car wash or laundromat, lending the money to friends that can use it for...
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Hi all.Thanks in advance to those who help me figure this out!My husband and I live in SF, we own our home here and recently decided to get a second, vacation home near Twain Harte (2.5hrs) from SF. The plan is to us...
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I'm not sure if many people are aware of the use of a conditional order of dismissal to crack down on lease violations. My experience is that some residents don't respond to lease violation letters and their behavior ...
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New hopeful investor here. Have a loan officer that 'preapproved' me on Friday but today said she wants to send the preapproval letter directly to the agent. This is a little complicated because I don't have one! Are ...
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Bigger Pockets Community! Social media is such an important tool to grow in Real Estate. As some others on the forums have done already, I'm making a social media strategy to start posting content and building my pers...
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Hi,This is our first tenant moving. We have the apartment advertised. In the description it has our criteria of what we are expecting. Should we show the apartment first? Or have them fill out an application via trans...
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So I'm on the hunt for my first deal. I have run across a few properties that seem like a steal. Most of them are abandoned and trashed out. My question is what are some characteristics that buyers, flippers in this c...
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I have started reaching out to people using "driving for dollars" and direct mail to possibly cash buyers. I plan on finding cash buyer other was a little later, but my question is do I need a website. if so what woul...
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I was wondering if anyone has ever bought a property through a VA assumable mortgage? I have the opportunity to purchase a decent 3 family with a lot of potential, but I have never used this method of purchase in the ...
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My mom and stepdad are trying to buy a home closer to my location. I found one listed that is about 5 minutes from me that is a FSBO property. Her real estate agent called to see about us looking at the home and the h...