Mike Sanders
Preparing for a possible fight with my new HOA over interior improvements, any suggestions?
Quick Summary: I bought my first condo to live in, and eventually rent. Read the R&R, everything looked fine. President of the HOA is making it sound like I need to get a permission slip for interior improvements,...
Gregory Schwartz
Help a newbie make his first offer
BP, I am about to take the first steps to becoming a landlord. So far.... I have established an LLC with my father and analyzed every property that has been posted on Zillow in the last 3 months. I am also working my ...
Jeff Howard
All I want is an LLC for one property
Hi,Wife and I are trying to do an LLC for our one property. Questions...1. If we rent it first, and then start an LLC, does that mean we have to redo the paperwork with the renter later?2. Trying to use Legal Zoom.....
Tina Marie
Assigning Lease Options
When assigning a Lease Option I would:Letter of intentLease agreementOption to purchase agreementBetween seller and I, then:Assign to end buyerCollect option fee and step out of deal. Since it is not considered down p...
Randy Smith
Investing in Real Estate Through Retirement Accounts
After spending a few years investing out of state in long term rentals, I realized that I would have to accumulate up to 100+ houses at the infamous “$100/door” target to completely decrease my dependance on my W-2 in...
Joseph Cameron
Excited newbie From the Chicagoland area.
Hey Everyone!!!! My name is Joe, I'm new here to the BiggerPockets Community and SUPER EXCITED to be here. This is my first post to introduce myself and share a few things about me like: Where I'm from, a few detail a...
Edward Kuk
Non legal garden unit chicago
Hi everyone,Hope you all are having an amazing weekend. My wife and I saw a multi unit that we really liked today. Biggest problem is that the basement unit is not legal. I did some research and think it’s pretty clos...
Thomas J. Clifford
Can a foreclosure on a property I somehow inherited affect me?
My father passed away in April of 2017. My 2 brothers and I were not interested in taking ownership of the home because even though he owned it outright in 2015 he ended up with another mortgage on the home when he pa...
Chris Virgil-Stone
Excuses Don't Achieve Goals
This is the story of my first steps as a real estate investor and some of the challenges I faced. I'm writing this in hopes that other's will take control of their future and dreams instead of letting their past or wh...
Tina Olow
New member from Wisconsin
Hello! So, I've been running my dad's company for the last 3 years...but it's not my passion, I have been dreaming about Real Estate Investing for as long as I can remember and I'm DONE just dreaming, it's time for a...