Dear BP nation,It has been the common practice of "landlords" to feel entitled to a prospective tenant's Social Security number (SS#). In light of data breaches and identity theft, efforts to screen a tennant must be ...

Who pays the insurance and property taxes on a wrap around mortgage? As of now, my taxes and insurance is not financed into my loan. If I owner finance and do a wrap around mortgage who's responsible for the taxes and...

I am not a broker or r/e agent or appraiser but I have a need to evaluate properties using the MLS because its such a great tool.
You can look at property a 100 ways with it.
Can I get into MLs
Thanks
FD4

So instead of a colossal direct mail campaign, I have about 15-20 very abandoned homes I'd like to mail a letter to, hoping to get a response about selling.  But if the house is obviously empty, what's to say they wil...

Putting my thoughts down regarding a topic that seems to get a lot of questions on BP, approaching investors and raising capital.  My focus is on multi-family real estate syndication.  I am constantly working to build...

Replay link: https://www.biggerpockets.com/pages/blab-replay-ka...We had a great chat with Karen today. Watch the replay by clicking the link above.____________________________After a hiatus, we are back with our live...

Where are the best public places (websites) to find information such as :- Names and Phone Numbers of property owners - Amount of Equity in their residential property - Purchase history- Liens - Taxes, etc.  I know th...

Can I lend to a customer who wants to remodel their primary residence using their primary residence AND adjacent property as collateral? They have a first mortgage (FHA) with very little equity and own the second piec...

I want to buy my sisters house. It's owned and has no mortgage so we are drawing up our own unconventional agreement for payments. However, she doesn't want me to record the deed until it's paid in full. Will the memo...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N93hMTBPRbc (Warning, there is strong language in this video)My friend recently showed me this video of a situation between two tenants in what looks like an apartment complex. One cl...