Joel Brown
Lease Back potential problems
I closed on a house in Southern Utah that was recorded 11 days ago. It was in pre foreclosure so I helped the seller keep their equity by purchasing before being foreclosed. My mortgage company took its own sweet time...
Kevin Schneider
newbie in Massachusetts
Hi,I live in the SE Massachusetts area and I'm looking to buy a small MFH within the next 6 months using an FHA loan where I'll live in one unit and rent out the others. To educate myself, I've been reading books, lis...
Ron Healy
Newbie from Anchorage, Alaska
Hi everyone, I am new to Bigger Pockets, but my wife and I have dabbled in real estate a bit over the years. When we lived in Cheyenne, Wyoming we bought a duplex as our first investment property and it turned out to...
Don Spafford
New member from Idaho
My name is Don Spafford, my background is in investments, my wife, Maria, is a Realtor and I have been essentially working with her for many years learning with her. We have been interested in real estate investing fo...
Marie J.
Tenant moved out and left his people in the house
I need help!!! My 3 tenants' lease ended October 2015. I continually tried to get them to sign a renewal lease or move out but they kept coming up with excuses. One of the 3 move out at the end of the lease. The other...
Justin Guidry
9-unit multifamily in South Louisiana
Hey guys, Been reading the forums and listening to the podcast for awhile now and I've learned a ton. I started looking into real estate about a year ago, but i got laid off so I hit the brakes on doing anything. Fort...
Bryan Rodriguez
The Newbie Odyssey
BP Nation,As a newbie, this is my first success story. My wife and I started our real estate odyssey in the winter of 2013. Since then it has been an amazing and wild experience. Hopefully, our story can be an inspira...
Michael West
My first dive into real estate. What not to do for beginners
Hi everyone, I hope you all are doing well during these times. I just wanted to make my first ever post here by sharing a story about my own start in the real estate investing world and hopefully inspire some other ne...
Gareth McEwan
Buying a Rental Property to Pay for Kid's College Expenses
Hi AllI have the traditional 529 College Savings Plans for my 2 young boys. After doing some basic math, I can see that it won't come close to what they'll likely need in 15 years time.I haven't yet started investing ...
Farakh Zaman
Slow start...getting frustrated
Hey all,So we've been at it for many months looking for a deal and gotten close a couple times but haven't had an offer accepted. The niche we decided on was small multifamilies. We've been looking at 4-plexes in Col...