John S.
Does this count against 10 mortgages?
The lender that I'm working with has stated that each person can have a maximum of 10 mortgages individually. If I own a property with a partner and my partner owns the mortgage solely in their name, does that count a...
Joshua Manning
Traveling House Flipper Idea - Thoughts, Criticisms, Advice?
Here is just an idea I wanted to run by the community. After I graduate from college I plan on staying near home for a while saving up money through wholesaling, house hacking and etc. But after I saved up a bit of mo...
Douglas T.
Collecting 1st mo. rent, last mo. rent, and security dep?
Every apartment I've ever rented has required me to pay 1st mo. rent, last mo. rent, and a security deposit equal to the mo. rent.... so 3 mo. worth of rent payments upfront. I'm now using a property manager to find a...
Kyle Mack
The pro-active landlord: pay for small problem or let it slide?
I always stress open lines of communication with my tenant. One evening, he informed me that the water dispenser on the refrigerator stopped working. He kept saying it really wasn't a big deal and not to worry about i...
Lance H.
This girl should run our education system!
So I was browsing on "another" forum and saw this posted. Admittedly, it gave me a glimmer of hope for this country's future.
Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling in Graduation Speech
by Erica Goldson
Here I...
Pierre Belanger
New Investor in San Jose and Northern California
Hello BP members,
My name is Pierre and I am currently living in San Jose. I have been exposed to the RE business all my life by uncles and family members doing multi-family b...
Mauricio Quintana
Dealing with evictions
Hi Everyone,I'm curious to get feedback from other investors who have had to deal with evictions of someone you did not put in the house to begin with. I have a flip I'm looking at that currently has a tenant in ther...
Shane Moss
Your thoughts on renting to a couple with young children (like a 2 year old)
I've got a soon to be married couple with a 2 year old wanting to rent my 2 bedroom property. I faxed off their background check earlier tonight. I was just curious what the average experience seems to be with child...
Nick Longstreet
How do I begin investing in real estate?
I've been listening/reading on BiggerPockets for a while now, as well as a few books on real estate investing. I really want to get into this and make it a full-time career someday. The issue that I'm running into is ...
Henry Clark
Self Storage- COC, Cap rate, Cash Flow evaluation; which is best?
Was on another post and the question was asked, "What is a good COC for B and C self storage." The following discussion relates just to drive up B/C self storage locations. More than 80% of these are owned by Mom/Po...