Jessica Dean
Lurker Branching Out
Hi Everyone,After finishing up Rich Dad Poor Dad for the third time and with the support of a few amazing human beings, here I am writing my first BiggerPockets post rather than lurking through the blogs and forums la...
Pratik P.
$479,500 Fine for pot grow house
So I went on an appointment to look at a house today where the owner had rented the property to his daughter, who then allowed her boyfriend to turn the property into a pot grow house. I was absolutely floored to find...
Jordan Banks
What Advice Would You Give To A 16 Y/o Wanting To Invest in Real Estate.
I’m neither going to confirm or deny if I am 16. I believe that may go against the Terms of Service with BiggerPockets. If I was 16 my plan would be to get a couple years of part time employment during school and that...
Peter Mckernan
Eviction
Hey everyone,
I had a quick down and dirty question about evicting tenants. I have a tenant that is in her first month of renting and before she moved in she gave one and a half times the rent for a security deposit...
Bryan Metz
Long Distance Investing
Hey BP! I am currently in the Atlanta area and finding it difficult to find deals that make sense here at the moment. I just finished David Greene’s Long Distance Real Estate Investing as I have been interested in exp...
Erin Church
Who gets the earnest money if the land is improperly advertised?
I have found myself in an interesting situation. I am under contract with a property in Cherokee County, Ga. The tax records, listing, appraisal and owner herself indicated that the land was 1 acre. Just after the end...
Tina Lee
Exteding lease to my tenant but she requested few conditions
Hi all, I am extending one year lease to my tenant with not increase at all. I thought she will appreciated.Instead she mention , I will resign only if you do following few thingsDoor belt to be fixed. Which could be ...
Chad C.
Are these good terms for a HELOC?
I was offered a 4.5 variable rate, closing cost of around $300. The way it is amortized is a little different. If it's under 5k it's amoritized 5 years. 5 to 10k 10 years, and over 15k, 15 years. This seems like a pre...
Robert Pfenninger
"Subject to" Seller Death
Howdy from Waco, Texas! If I get a seller to sell me their house "subject to" and the seller passes away while I am still making the payments on their behalf, what happens to the note? What if I have owner financed t...
Oscar Coronado
Tips for first steps of a new foreign investor.
I'm from South America and in the previus stages of real estate investing. Recently joined this interesting site.
As investor I'd like to use as little money as possible out of my pocket and make a great return, so t...