Avery Oblepias
Section 8 Tom Cruz
I’m needing advice has any one taken the Tom Cruz section 8 program if so was it worth the investment thank you
William Costello
Why people prefer going the syndication route in real estate
The main reason why investors prefer real estate syndication is access and time to deal flow. Not everyone has time to search for deals and underwrite hundreds of properties to find the perfect property. Instead they ...
James R.
Tenant gets "Attitude Adjustment"
I sometimes have to give tenants, what I call an "attitude adjustment".Below is an email that I sent to a tenant. In her email, she talked about invoicing me for when she had to talk to the utility company. I sent t...
Austin B.
Need advice on "best option" for my situation
I am pretty new to real estate. Bought my first home in 2019, thankfully right before the mayhem that saw home values go to the moon. I am ready to move on from this home for various reasons. I expect to sell it for a...
Rachel N.
Did you ever sell your primary residence to get more income?
I'm wondering if any of you ever sold your primary residence, for any number of reasons. Maybe, like me, you discovered Bigger Pockets and Rich Dad, Poor Dad, and suddenly began to question why you were paying such a ...
Brian Washburn
To Carpet or Not to Carpet. That is the Question.
I just bought my first rental in Omaha, NE. It's a 3BR 1BA with 1900sqft. I'm putting about $6k into renovations, including rebuilding the bathroom from scratch and new kitchen vinyl floors. The house has about 1000s...
Konrad Lightner
Ben Leybovich says that making down-payments is not smart – thoughts?
Ben's latest article suggested this and he thought it would be a good forum post to check out what other people think. Check out his article, it's a good read. http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/09/02...Se...
Mike Schorah
Is anyone still cold calling?
I tried hand dialing. The first 25 people I called (took an average of 4-5 phone numbers per person) went through fine and I had pretty good results with people picking up. One even led to an appointment. I got a stra...
Jake Lord
First Deal Gone Wrong
Hello all,
A business partner and I have found ourselves in a pickle with a single-family rehab project that we are looking to flip on the backend. This is a 3 bed 2 bath home that we found on Craigslist and purchase...
Kent Renshaw
Besides filing a Memorandum of Agreement, how does a contract buyer protect contract seller from mortgaging the property. And if they do, who is first in line?
Scenario: Contract buyer and seller enter into a Contract for Deed. Buyer immediately files Memo of Agreement in the situs county. All goes well for two years and Seller applies for loan. Mortgage Lender realiz...