Nicholas Rickman
Who knows how to build expedite my credit building.
I was encarcerated for nearly a decade. My wife has amazeing credit. I have zero credit. I opened a secured line and am useing that. I pay it off so to avoid interest. I bought a truck but we had to put it in my ...
Rachel Margis
City of Chicago laws and lease agreement practices as a landlord
Hi Bigger Pockets Chicago community!I am a beginner investor in the city of Chicago and are looking to invest in my first small multi-family property (2-4 units) via house hacking. Given the landlord/tenant laws in th...
Jill Keller
Security Deposit Amount
How much do people typically charge for a security deposit? Is 2 months reasonable? I live in Indiana. I used to typically do 1 month but I've had tenants try and not pay the last month so i want to cover my grounds i...
Scott Jenkins
Raising capital without being subject to SEC syndication
During studying for the CPA exam over a decade ago, I first encountered SEC rules for raising capital and syndication. But I'm not interested in syndication. I am reasonably proficient at finding local friends to inve...
Travis Evenson
Least risk to a financial contributing partner
I am looking to purchase a Fourplex but my debt to income is too high to secure a loan. I was looking to bring in my father-in-law to assist in securing the deal. I have $60K cash I can work with which would cover a d...
Steve Staggs
Still using security deposits?
What is everyone’s thoughts on using security deposits vs other methods? The last few places I have personally rented have not had security deposits but rather smaller non refundable fees during application process. L...
Hao Kung
Secured stock loans to buy rentals...
So I know secured loans are not a new concept. And from previous threads on here, they seem to be fairly unpopular.
But at least for my situation, they seem like reasonable ways to finance rentals without having to ...
Arn Cenedella
Buy Treasuries or Real Estate?
While the 5% “risk free” Tbills looks attractive………….
It also at least partially assumes an investor can time the bottom of the real estate market.
Perhaps one CAN time the market……….
I went to Colgate University...
Donald Williams
With the new rules can you send out solicitations for private RE Investors?
What can't you say when soliciting for Investors under the new rules. I heard you can't say things like guaranteed returns but you can say fixed returns of 10%. What else can you say?Thanks
Jason L.
Determining Profit Share for Spec Home - Risk vs Capital/Other Contribution
Hello BP, I'm looking to build a spec home on a piece of land I own in a relatively affluent Bay Area neighborhood. I'm negotiating with a prospective partner who is an experienced developer/RE Agent in the area. ...