Joe Demonte
Newbie from Orange County, California
Hi everyone!
My name is Joe DeMonte & I live in Orange County, Ca. I am originally from Chicago, Il but moved to sunny SoCal in 2008.
I'm completely new to REI, but have always been interested in investing for qu...
Brandt Hollander
Update Letter to Investors (Samples / Advice Requested)
I am preparing to send the first of what I intend to be a series of quarterly updates to the limited partners of a small syndicate of which I am a general partner. I am looking for advice on structure of the update a...
Account Closed
How to remove smell and bugs from unit?
One of the units I recently closed on is in need of some touch up work. It is now vacant, but the previous tenants lived there for over a decade and had no concept of personal hygiene. I don't think they ever bother...
Shane Pawich
Should I own my own home before I start investing in rentals?
So I don’t really think I want to own my own home just yet. But I really want to get involved in real estate . Can i hear some pros in cons about this situation? I don’t want to buy a rental home and then not be able ...
Gary St. Armand
Floor Settling
I have an appointment to look at a house that is a duplex that was built 1954. The lowest comp I saw, on cyberhomes was 439K. The seller was told by a contractor that the floor is settling, and it will cost him about ...
Scott Egbert
How do I MIRROR a Loan for a "Subject 2" Deal ??????? HELP :)
I've have a couple "Subject 2" deals I want to close on but I don't want to over pay. For example. One seller is willing to let me take over payments. He has 22 years left on his mortgage. So I don't want to write...
Adam Anderson
Obama mulls rental option for some homeowners-sources
I came across this article on the idea of the administration to allow some homeowners to stay in their home and become renters.
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN1429265720090714?rpc=77
What happens whe...
Richard Potts
Investing in "officially" overvalued markets: Austin/San Antonio
I'm new to property investing, but have been reading this gold mine of info at BP for a while now. I'm anxious to jump into a deal. I'm sure about my plan and niche: want to buy and hold small MFH (duplexes to start) ...
Kyle Mack
Sold! 18 unit purchased on land contract. None of my own money!
Hey Biggerpockets! I wanted to share a recent deal and how the numbers worked out from start to finish on an 18 unit apartment building.Towards the end of 2015, I was on the hunt for a multifamily building. At the tim...
Ryan Morgan
Here's My Plan - What am I missing?
I'm new to real estate investing and have been reading and listening to podcasts to learn more. I definitely want to get into it, and wanted to share my thoughts and my plan and get some feedback from those with exper...