I'm in a situation where there is very little banks will give me for leveraging rental homes despite having a good amount of assets and excellent credit because I haven't had any income in 4 years (long story short: I...
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I’ll give you $1000 a month to tell me how to dress! … or not!!!
So today I met with a friend/realtor acquaintance at a closing. And he had on a jacket with a matching sweater. His wife was with him they were dressed...
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Hello all, Hoping to get some first-hand knowledge and/or opinions on the best southside Chicago sub markets for apartment building investments. I've heard that Woodlawn, Bronzeville, and Jackson Park highlands are ...
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Recently, the owner/landlord of the duplex next to mine reached out to me. He informed me that he recently did repairs to his roof and that apparently two roofers said that the pitch of my roof is channeling a large a...
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Just got a call from DBPR. That is the Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Florida. They regulate licensed and unlicensed activities. Their call was in relation to an unlicensed broker complaint I fi...
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There are so many discussions on here about the most appropriate asset protection strategies for various situations. Umbrella policies, LLCs, holding LLCs, land trusts, etc. People debate whether someone else can si...
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Hi guys,So I recently came across an amazing deal which I got under contract. I ran the comps and they are amazing, I am about 55k-60k under market value on this property. A house across the street with the same exact...
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So I recently ended a very bad relationship with a property manager (large company) on the 11th of last month. I've been waiting for everything to clear on my ledger to get my final distribution. Earlier this week I...
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Hi fellow BP members. I'm helping Bigger Pockets work on a project about using real estate investing to retire early (aka achieve financial independence).Would you mind taking a brief survey (mostly multiple choice &a...
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HELLO,Do I tell the seller I am the investor and have other partners I work with (because it's just me)? If I say i have partners to help negotiate price but the seller might be wondering whats taking so long to close...