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Hi folks! I am looking to buy a few small multifamily properties in the next few years. I am curious what markets folks have decide to focus on when looking for multifamily and why (appreciation vs. cash flow etc). Th...
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I had some investments in Detroit- a SFR and a loan. Both of them I'll say that I lost my shirt. Between shady business people (what I felt to be) crooked property management companies, and some of the rumor and innue...
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For 1099s issued to yourself for your compensation of an S corp, one has until the end of February instead of the end of January. I saw an ad at BP for processing 1099s but missed who the vendor was. I also called a l...
Hi BP! I know it has been quite a while since I've had any activity. I fell into some pitfalls (when it rains it pours) as well as working very hard towards eliminating a drastic amount of CC debt I had accumulated an...
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Hey BP, I'm new to Bigger Pockets and wanted to give some life to my account. I started working in property management 3 years ago in my last year in College. I wanted to learn what it took to manage investment proper...
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Hello all,Flipping in Illinois has its pros and cons. Cheap market, but the fees/additional soft expenses drive me crazy, and you always see them at the VERY END!I have flipped 25+ single family homes right outside of...
As it turns out, property management puts you at risk like anything else does. Hard lesson learned. We just found out 2 days ago that the owner of our property management company has been embezzeling all funds from ...
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New investor here. I am considering mortgage foreclosed properties at the milwaukee sheriffs auction and I am learning about the process. Any insight on the process of identifying encumbrances ? Any insight/advice ab...
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Does anybody know if having a PM company manage your property mitigate risk for the owner (individual on the title)?I am currently a live in landlord, but want to move out and rent full time to tenants. I am strugglin...
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What a lovely Thursday morning...I am under contract on a house in Littleton.Co. Hooray! The only problem is that my credit isn't perfect. My credit scores are 705, 715 and 780. Since the lender goes with the middle...