David Adams
No money down and no real income coming in
This may be redundant but, what is the best course of action to get into real estate investing with not money to put down and not much income coming in? Are there ways to get more than the amount of the deal to help ...
Baylus D. Nicholson
Do I have the right mentor?
Dear fellow members of BP, I have been studying real estate investing for 3 years now, not doing deals but reading, learning, and visiting properties. I recently got married this summer and now that things have ca...
Sean Dezoysa
What to do when they won't give you the building code violation list?
I've heard it's hard to get the building code violation list and that you generally have to drop references to the "Freedom of Information Act" to get to it. Not the preferred way for me to deal with people I'll be ta...
Lee Smith
A little ground hog fun to brighten your Monday!
We have a small little 1 bedroom house.. Bought it freshly remodeled for like 18k. 4 rooms(Kitchen/laundry, family room, bathroom, bedroom). Nice lot, 1 car garage... Rents for $500 a month. It's in our lease that ten...
Ken Wicks
Introduction
I would like being investing real estate in and around the Atlanta, Georgia area with rentals and flips. I have been noticing (obsessively reading articles) money trends of the people who will be in the market for bu...
Account Closed
Foreclosures
What are your thoughts on foreclosures? In the Kansas City area there seem to be some great deals out there on primarily single family homes. While multi-family rentals are what I am most interested in, the initial eq...
Nick Novy
GREAT deal but need ideas!
TL;DR Is there a creative solution to getting a primary residence, after recently buying with my sister a duplex meant to be our primary residence?
My parents own a 4/2 SFH with my uncle and my parents are looking t...
Bin Liu
Need advice on Basement rentals
Hello All,
Need some advice on my particular renter situation. Currently renting my basement out to a single mother and her child since last March, original rent was $1575 (all utilities) and I saw her situation at ...
Eric Kennedy
Trustee Sales- Experiences
Are there any folks on here that buy at trustee sales (auctions) in Santa Cruz or Santa Clara County? Have you had success with this strategy? What are the major drawbacks? Would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks.
Jenny Keffer
Tenant Screening
Question about screening a tenant. I'm definitely not well versed in this-one property, this will be our 3rd tenant. Potential Tenant has clean criminal background, credit not so great (560)Recently divorced, single m...