Jess White
Should a landlord lower rent for a longer lease?
I want to hear the good experiences and bad on this one. Do you really win in the long run by lowering rent for a longer lease, or should you stick to the script of 12mo leases?
What are your thoughts on this?
Demjan Van Der Kach
Seller financing case
Greetings,I am new to notes and have a property I would like to sell. I am going to describe the "case" and would really appreciate your ideas on the seller financing route. The condo 3 bed 2 bath, 1150 sq ft is locat...
Dan C.
Short sale collection agency issues
I am checking to see if anyone else has had this issue and if so how it was resolved, good or bad.I have had a short sale under contract to purchase for 2 years in Vegas. Last month I finally got the approval from the...
Grace Yuen
Cash flow properties within 45 mins to Boston for house-hack
Hi all, my name is Grace and I just joined BiggerPockets. Want to say hi to everyone and get some insights on the Boston real estate market. I recently moved from Houston for a job. I plan to house-hack in an up-and-c...
Robert Chambers
Constant Leverage vs Over contributing
As I am a new investor, I was wondering the difference between doing a Grant Cardone style approach and constantly leveraging your debt so that it is always growing versus leveraging your debt to buy but than using ex...
Jason Lamb
Owner financing, analyze this dea
Hi All,
So I am still looking for my first deal. I have a customer/friend who has a 4- unit building that is willing to owner finance. We briefly discussed some numbers and here is what we have initially came up wi...
John Hall
Newbie in need of some advice!
Hey BP
Need some advice for a newbie who's just getting started. I recently closed, this friday!, and will be house hacking a 2 unit building in Chicago in a B/A+ area. The purchase price is right around a fair mar...
Nikash Rajeshbabu
General questions about house hacking
Hey all, I'm giving Brandon Turner's book "Rental Property Investing" a read and just got to the section on house hacking. I've always heard of the model of "buy a duplex, you live in one and rent the other out" a m...
Owen Schwaegerle
Prop 19 and Property Taxes in California for Inherited Property
In November, Proposition 19 passed in California. This Proposition changes the way Prop 13 works, the monumental proposition from 1978 which fixed property taxes in California to 1% of the purchase price plus inflatio...
James Coleman
House Hacking question
Hello, im new on bigger pockets and interested in using the house hacking strategy to break into real estate investing. What percentage of monthly mortgage payment needs to be covered to be a smart move?