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Hi everyone,
Do small banks/portfolio lenders have the same underwriting requirements regarding rental income as fannie/freddie? ie. 2 year schedule E rental income on tax returns.
I have $1550/mo (with rental agre...
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As some of you may know, while I am working on becoming a budding real estate investor, my main gig is as a songwriter and music producer.
It turns out today I was informed that a song I wrote and submitted to Americ...
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Hi,I am interested to invest to real estate crowdfunding projects, anyone could share experiences for how to manage risks to invest in real estate crowdfunding project? and which real estate crowdfunding site has good...
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Hello BPers, Hoping to get some expert advice/guidance from real estate legal pros on this one.I've requested our property manager to conduct a home inspection and to provide pictures of our property approximately 4 ...
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I'm a brand new "Pockets" member. Still in the self-education/pre-investment stage, does anyone recommend a new investor like myself hiring a full service property management company, or can I initially only hire for ...
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I've been watching a property that had real flip potential. It sold 8 months ago and the buyer has done a little clean up of the overgrown yard, but work has appeared to be at a standstill for several months.The addr...
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Does anyone have recommendations on the best Lease Options Training & Education? I've sat in on a few webinars lately and I'm really interested in implementing this as one of my strategies. Books, Trainings, Gurus...
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Hello, first post here.Selling two parcels with seller financing. Buyer proposes the following structure:Parcel A: Buyer puts 50% down at close, seller finances the remainder.Parcel B: Buyer puts 0 down and no intere...
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I am new to Bigger Pockets. I am also new to California (Rancho Cucamonga) and am finding it hard to find flips I can afford :(. I lived in Arizona and did many flips there and recently participated in a successful j...
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I recently had an offer accepted on a property that I will be using a 203K renovation loan on. I can do a lot of my own work and would like to save money on labor by doing some stuff myself. I am wondering if I can ...