I work for the US Coast Guard in the San Francisco Bay Area and my wife and I are looking for a house that we can buy with the option to rent out when we move. We have been looking from Santa Rosa to Fairfield Califor...

Hello Everyone,My wife and I recently moved to Charlotte, NC.  We are both in sales (I work for one of the big west coast tech companies).  Like a lot of posts I've read we are looking to get into REI, and have done a...

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I have the opportunity to buy a house with a owner occupied loan with about $12,000 out of pocket to get in. Here are the details. Purchase price $162,500. Comps in the area sold for about $170,000. M...

If my spouse doesn't want to be involved or have the business, and I form an LLC, will I have to be considered multi member because I am married? or can I form it as a single member?

Please advise.

Dana

People, like myself love these reality shows where people go looking for their perfect dream home while being led by the friendly local real estate agent on this nearly impossible task.
Recently a friend of mine was g...

Hi everyoneI'm a 33 year old registered nurse. I'm married with a 2 year old. I worked for a real estate agent for 2 years when I was younger, I basically would help her value houses as she was doing 75 contracts a ye...

I have greatly enjoyed my time so far here on Bigger Pockets.  I tend to be the one who is willing to read real estate books and listen to podcasts.  I love learning.  I'm a nerd that way.  My wife loves the idea of i...

There is a house in which the foreclosure process just started 6/12/09. I am wondering how the best way to contact the next of kin (owner passed away). I know where the son lives and his phone #. My question is how is...

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My name is Joshua Fair born and raised in Tampa Florida I am 29 with 2 beautiful girls and wife. I currently am a Project Manager and Estimator for a large electrical company in the area and love m...

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I'm evaluating whether to convert a long term rental to a short term rental (STR). One STR property manager with a lot of experince said a house with 4 beds 1.5 baths wouldn't work. She suggests I add a bathroo...