Julia Carminati
Newbie - weird situation, now sure where to start
Hi all, I've been lurking around BP for a few weeks now, and have been second guessing whether I should wait to begin my REI ventures. My husband and I are currently renting our home and looking to buy a primary resi...
Bob Jones
A tax question about seller financing and private lending.
Hi,In the past, I've explored the possibility of selling homes with seller financing. To my great dismay, I discovered that if you do this too frequently, you'll be classified as a dealer. As such, you will have to pa...
Andrew Day
How to prepare for first rental property
Hi, my name is Andrew. I currently work as a banker. I am 30 and my wife and I just bought our first home as a primary residence mid-June. We plan on residing at this location for at least 10 years, but I have a lot o...
JORGE RIVERA
Need help on managing this situation.
Hi BP family, I have a situation that I would like some opinions on. I am starting out as an investor this year and I want to get into flipping. I'm a little strapped for cash, but now I just found out that I can ...
Steve Janovec
Avalanche of email ads
Wow. Since signing up for BiggerPockets, I am receiving an avalanche of email ads. Is there anyway to turn this off? It really makes me not want to sign up for a paid service!
Toby Ng
Question - Conventional fixed rate mortgage or HELOC?
Hi all,
I am a newbie in real estate investing. While looking for my first rental property (or properties) with total cost of ~$100,000, I talked to a local bank to see what are my options. Here is what they ...
Julie Smiertka
Upside down on Mortgage - Pre Foreclosure
Hey guys! I have a potential client i'm working with. Her Ex-Husband passed last month and the home is now in Pre-Foreclosure. She signed the Deed of Trust so all of the account information is being sent to her. T...
Carl McLean
ownership options
I am closing monday on a property i have had under land contract for the past year.The property is considered " non conforming" as it is 2 separate structures on a single lot.At least one of the units will be a rental...
Mandy Adams
Should I buy a house to live in or continue to rent
Hi I’m wanting to get into real estate investing but before I invest I would like to see what makes more sense. I am currently living in a studio and paying rent. Should I buy a house first for me to live instead of ...
Chris S.
AppFolio Smart Maintenance
Hello!We are in the process of changing over to AppFolio and I noticed the Smart Maintenance option. We currently have a person who handles maintenance requests, but this seems like a pretty cool idea if it works well...