Ryan Ogle
Newbie from St. Joseph, MI (SW Michigan)
Hello Bigger Pockets!As the subject line states, I'm a newbie to real estate alongside my wonderful fiance, Rachael . We tie the knot at the end of August but have been striving for FI since we were engaged in 2017. T...
John Vang
Homeowner's insurance question (FHA househack)
Hi all, I'm in contract on a house hack, using an FHA loan. My lender's telling me that I need to make a one-year, advance payment on the homeowner's insurance to the lender (which holds that one-year payment in esc...
Zack Thiesen
What would you do with 10k?
I am a 30 yr old professional finish carpenter who has managed to scrounge 10k cash from my life savings. I've got extensive experience with rough carpentry, cabinetmaking, flooring, drywall, wiring, plumbing and am c...
Josh F
Short Sale Question - Second deed of Trust
I need some advice on how to handle this situation. I have a client who was referred to me. He has a house that he has fallen behind in his payments on. He has moved out and is now renting an apartment.
The...
TJ P.
Unique Dilemma- Have $ but can't invest
Bear with me as I attempt to explain the situation.Former residence has been going through short sale/ foreclosure/ etc for nearly 3 years. Long story short(not really)- Relocation due to job transfer required due to ...
John Suralik
How to Offer on Retiring Landlords 9 Single Family Rentals
I am in the early negotiations with a retiring part-time landlord to buy his entire portfolio of nine rental houses. His wife and my wife were talking and she shared that they are looking to sell all of their houses b...
Edgar Perez
investing in small 1bed 1bath homes sub 600sq ft
I am in South East Wisconsin and there have been a few tiny homes coming up in my market that have peaked my interest. Now I don't mean the cute custom built tiny homes that became real popular over the last couple y...
Phillip Vaughan
More Short Term restrictions in the Palm Springs area
It seems that many communities in Southern California have been moving to cap the number of STRs in a given city and Palm Springs may be jumping on that bandwagon. They already have a cap on the number of total yearly...
Owen Dashner
Where are the most ridiculously high RE taxes?
I am in the process of looking for some smaller multi-family properties (4 to 12 plex) to buy. In one of my "farm" areas in Iowa, anything over 3 units is typically taxed as commercial. Here are 2 examples of the c...
Michael Pasztor
Laundry Service providers
Hello Everyone. I am a rookie property manager who is in the process of evaluating the current 'financial health' of all the properties I manage. We outsource our laundry services and receive a check for our share o...