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Dear Forum:What would be the very first step in a house flipping project?Sincerely,Arjan Amiri
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A lot of people are saying that the reason why the rent prices are going up so much is because there is too much demand and not enough rental units available. But could bad tenants also contribute to the rent spikes?A...
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Just curious if anyone has done marketing (direct mail) to find seller financed mortgage notes... so you could buy them from those who hold the notes?How long did you do it... and did you have any success?
In my life, I’ve been interested in different things to different degrees. Some deeply meaningful, some artificial, different topics, people, ideas… I’ve personally found seemingly unrelated interests I’ve had over my...
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Bought a single family home for a flip $271000 cash last November. Planned on being in it less than a year so I put it into a LLC (that I started in 2015) for tax purposes. The LLC only holds the house. House is worth...
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Hello,
I am seeking info on Collection Companies. I have heard that they can persue contractors that have not held their end of contracts and done poor job. Anybody have experience with these companies?Is it better t...
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If you are considering to use a Hard Money Loan, should you get the property under contract first then reach out to lenders, or should it be the opposite reach out first to a Hard Money lender then get the property un...
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Hello,I'm currently invested in Bakersfield. Considering investing into Fresno as well if the money is right. I'm looking online at some 5-unit properties available, it appears that they should cash flow ok based on t...
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This past March I bought my first rental property.I'm not sure how to go about evicting tenants. I thought Bigger Pockets used to have eviction forms available, have they discontinued that? I could use some help as to...
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I am walking a 4 unit apartment building next week. I can qualify for a bank loan (local CU) with current offerings (15% down; 20y amortization; 6.5% interest). The other option is owner finance (owner is open to it)....