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My First Deal - $4.4 MILLION AND SELLER FINANCING
Where do I begin???Last year I joined Bigger Pockets and started my journey as a real estate investor. I had no experience in real estate other than my personal house. I had a very successful career. Then my son wa...
Robyn R.
Help! Crazy tenant, need Austin lawyer recommendation if possible.
We have had a tenant in a SF rental for the past 5 months. We realized about a month after he moved in that he was going to be a problem to deal with so we immediately hired a prop manager so that we could be taken ou...
Michael Plaks
Tax reform Q&A Thread 4 - New creative tax strategies
Colleagues and friends,The original GOP reform thread started by @Brandon Hall is well over 200 posts by now. This is one of the follow-up threads specifically for discussion of new creative tax planning strategies, i...
Mark Tomes
What don't I know going in to a 6 plex?
Let me get this out of the way first, I have never considered purchasing a multifamily. I own one single family that I have been renting out for 4 years, and just closed on my second property 2 weeks ago. Multifamil...
Johann Jells
Advice on restructuring into an LLC(s)
My wife and I are looking to put our RE holdings on an "active" business footing, form an LCC (or one per held property?) and file taxes as a business rather than filing a form E. We have several reasons for doing...
Joshua Bautista
Limited Partner Syndication / Funds
As a limited partner, what are the things you want to hear from the sponsor?Plus, what parameters and specific numbers you look for in an offering based on location(Ex. San Diego - 8% COC ; Illinois - 12% COC etc. etc.)
Shawn Walters
Hiring a Property Manager
I've decided to hire a property manager to find tenants and also manage properties for me.
I've narrowed down to two, one is a local real estate agent who also does property management on the side. His references (o...
Annette Hibbler
Detroit Cracks Down On City Landlords
The city of Detroit has declared that tenants need no longer pay rent unless the landlord complies with the city's new stringent inspection & registration regulations. They have identified their enemy and declared...
Don Konipol
My Take on Every Thread in the Wholesaling Forum
My Take on Every Thread in the Wholesaling Forum
1. Newbie with no Capital want to “begin real estate investing” by wholesaling
2. Current “wholesalers” offer encouragement, general advice, etc.
3. Real Estate Br...
Richard Warren
Money Merge Account?
Has anyone come across the Money Merge Account (MMA), which is being marketed by United First Financial?
The idea is to use a HELOC to prepay your first mortgage by timing additional payments. It is supposed to be be...