Anyone have any problems in their area with craigslist scammers. I have this guy in africa that takes pictures of my listings and places them for rent on craigslist. I am getting calls weeking from renters wondering...

Hi everyone! First official forum question ... My husband and I are screening a tenant and I need some outside opinions. I've gone back and forth on this one. Married military guy who is stationed in town, but his fam...

There's a buyout option , as the landlord, can i buy out the lease on inherited tenants ?the previous owner didn't tell the tenants that the house was being sold i assume they figured it out with the walk throughs and...

Hi BiggerPockets – I’m here hoping to foster new relationships and hear some of you guys’ tips, tricks, and advice.
A little about myself:
I’m originally from Des Moines, Iowa, born and raised, and moved to Los Ange...

wondering why the 'supplemental' tax is so many times greater than the 'property' tax itself =[(shouldnt it be the other way around?)

Hi, I am just getting into the REI game. I have been looking at past sales on RealtyTrac. I noticed some houses with an ARV of $362k for example, sold for $3500. (In Portland, Oregon Metro Area). http://www.realtytrac...

I know it's not traditional for the hard money lenders to lend just for purchase/refinance w/o rehab.  However, if there are some lenders out there, does it seem like a decent idea to pay the fees just to put some 'ca...

I wanted to hear everyone's thoughts.  Two (2) of the singe family homes I own are in the same HOA.  I received a letter asking me to vote on if the HOA should restrict homes to be purchased in that HOA for the purpos...

I have an existing 401K that I am considering rolling into a solo-401K for single-member LLC side business I have. The brokerage it is with tells me that I am not allowed to invest directly into real estate or notes -...

We are trying to find a way to buy a $550k-$600k house here in S. Florida (assume $417K conventional) with 10% down not the 20% down that is required for a jumbo, to avoid PMI doing an 80/10/10. My 10% isn't enough t...