Oscar Sosa
Active Duty Military - Beginning in Real Estate Investing
Hello everyone! As an active duty service member, I am looking to get in to real estate investing. I would love to gather any advice or words of wisdom from anyone who has started investing in real estate while still ...
Tracy Uscinski
Getting over my Fear of Allowing Pets
My husband & I have a multi-family that we gutted & renovated 2 years ago. We did not allow pets with our first tenants, because everything was fresh & new. These tenants left the apartment in great condit...
Leigh C
Wanting the Loan officer to put skin in the game. Is this possible?
So, I'm selling a property and I know this USDA mortgage broker is just telling me (the seller) whatever i want to hear. I've heard it before, we all have.....Is there any way to get this guy to suffer some sort o...
Brian Karlow
Is tenant responsible - need opinions
I need some opinions from the community....My tenant informed me today the front door was kicked in by her daughter's 19 year old boy friend when she would not allow him into the home. Upon arriving home from work, my...
Ken Swearengen
House hack analysis (Duplex, Baltimore city)
A very much already renovated duplex, brand new everything -- electrical, HVAC, furnace,carpets paint, cabinets. Both sides are currently unrented, the owner boutgh in 2017 for $230k, renovated most of it (still some ...
Justin Tyler
Using Hard Money for Owner Occupied Rental
I am planning to use a combination strategy of BRRRR and house hack for my first deal and want to use hard money to purchase the property. I was told by a few hard money lenders at a local REIA meeting that it will be...
David Piqueira
Creating LLCs to Invest in Paper
I understand that a lot of people prefer to structure their rental entities as LLCs to provide added liability protection. This can be mostly useful in the event of a tenant injuring themselves and trying to sue, as l...
Scott Schaecher
Investing Strategy: 5+ apartment complex vs several 4-units>
Hi everyone! This is officially my first post to Bigger Pockets, but hoping to become a more regular participant. I've been listening to the Podcasts and reading blogs for several months now, and am hooked. Wanting to...
Nick Louie
Should Pre-Approval Letter Contain Interest Rate?
Hi BP Community,I'm a first-time home buyer in New York City. I was wondering whether a pre-approval letter from a bank should always contain the pre-approved amount plus the interest rate for the duration of the term...
Andy More
Lead Paint-Flip
How do all of you that flip houses deal with the EPA RRP Lead Paint guidelines that we all have to follow.....
-Are you lead paint certified?
-Do you only use lead certified contractors?
-Do you not buy pre 1978 prop...