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Hi all, I have been a LTR landlord for a long time, but I am new to renting to college students. I got the place so my daughter would have a place to live for her last 2 years of college. She had one of her "friends...
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Hey All,I’m a new investor looking to build up capital by wholesaling. I currently live in Illinois, Illinoisans that are not agents/brokers are only able to wholesale one property per year. Thought about wholesaling ...
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Hi there,I have a single family house that the tenant generally took good care of, but let the lawn mostly die and left some large screws in the wall. I carefully documented it all, along with photos and got quotes fo...
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A few weeks ago I heard from a friend of a friend about a small commercial building with long-time tenants running a business, and they want to sell mainly due to health reasons.
Long story short and after a lot of r...
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Hi Everyone,
While trolling the internet I cam across Big Pockets and man was I surprised. I had no idea such a community existed and have been glued to it the last week.
I guess I'll start at the begi...
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Hi BPers,@Joshua Smith and I both recently bought properties and had to pay off tenants with cash for keys agreements. To me, it seems like one could argue that this is a property expense and could be deducted as an e...
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I have been in Real Estate for over 3 years now, and even though I find myself to be experienced and know the difference between a real buyer and a fake one, I still get it wrong from time to time. I have recently pur...
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Hello All,My name is Ivan Crego. I would like to take a moment to let everyone know a bit about myself. I've lived in northern New Jersey all my life in a small town called Roselle Park . It's a great area because of ...
Hello All,I am a US expat living abroad (and plan on staying abroad) and I am fairly new to BiggerPockets. I only recently became involved with real estate after taking a fascinating course on personal finance. I have...
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So I've been checking out Auctions...and there is some great deals..I've applied for a Hard Money Loan, but they want a lot of paperwork upfront, information that i don't have yet...How can I go into an auction with o...