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Here's the catch 22. My house (primary residence) is paid off. I have perfect credit. Regular investment mortgages would be easy to get..... if only I had a down payment, because they only cover 80% most of the ti...
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I recently missed out on a deal after spending 3 days calculating, calling contractors, and trying to schedule a time to look at a property. It was a two-house deal under one deed. One was partially renovated, but the...
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Hi everyone!I am looking to do a good amount of BRRRR deals this year, but was wondering how it works with credit since you’re constantly refinancing and pulling credit.How do you protect your credit while being very ...
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Ok, so I'm an owner/operator landlord in the capital of Florida. College town FSU land... so, I took a deposit on 2/13 from an out of state tenant, 2 young girls, checked out ok, they had a local friend look at the...
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Hi BP community! My partner and I have been given the opportunity to purchase some land (around 1 acre) in southern Costa Rica about 8km from the airport. We’ve always wanted to go there and have many friends and fami...
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I think it would be great to hear what the bigger pockets community would do in this position:
If forced to re-start from the beginning with no capital, no credit, and no connections, what would your first step be.
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Thanks for reading this post.I understand that setting up an LLC is not required in RE, and if anything it can be a pain to file returns depending on how you set up your LLC's.However, I am looking at a couple of prop...
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All: I'm looking for some advice. My Tenant moved into my rental home (4/2) 5 months ago on a 6 month lease term, goes month to month after that. The tenant pays on time and lease states that she and her two grandchil...
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I'm considering getting an LLC to start real estate investing, and I feel like I read somewhere that under an LLC you would need to qualify for commercial lending. How easy is that to qualify for commercial lending w...
Portland's rents have been rising over 10% year over year. There's a lot of political brew-ha-ha both locally and at the state level over tenant protections and increased housing costs, and local and state laws have ...