Tristan S.
Get started, buy and hold questions.
Hello all,I am a new investor from Houston, Tx. I plan on acquiring my first rental property within a few months if everything goes well. I have some questions regarding the ownership of a rental property :- whenever ...
Timothy W.
LA Police departmet to my girlfriend, "Buy a gun."
So I'm talking to my girlfriend, who lives in Los Angeles. She currently lives at her parents house and her dad is a very avid gardener. In their back yard they have a couple banana trees he planted.
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Michael Rogers
Landlord lets Media into Terrorists home for tour
How about this landlord, Doyle Miller, letting the media go through the San Bernardino terrorists house today? This guy is just asking for a lawsuit. He must not be a Bigger Pockets member or he'd know better.How lo...
Bill Gulley
Do You Need A License? Which One? Why?
This is a topic with many opinions, many are just wrong missing the underlying requirements for the different licensing issues related to real estate ventures.
Areas where licenses may be or are required include, but...
Peter Kehr
Ethical question working with two buying agents
Hello again Bigger Pockets!I have an ethical question. Let's say I found a house on zillow or realtor and I reach out to the agent via a form field on the website. I start working with her, but after a bit I'm not lik...
Ashley Renders
Lease Before Deposit
Hi everyone, I made a super rookie mistake and allowed a tenant to sign a lease before she sent the deposit. She said she would send the deposit later that day via e-transfer, so I sent her the lease to sign after che...
Melina Gorosito
Lender loan origination fee-scam?
Wondering if it’s normal for lenders to ask for a loan origination fee of approx. $1200. What is the usual ways you deal with this transaction? I suggested giving the funds to an attorney in trust and releasing them a...
Brandon Giarusso
Legal Question about previous owners of a duplex I bought
I purchased a duplex that I have lived in for a couple of years. It passed all inspections when I bought it, however I quickly realized there were many problems hidden behind the walls. I did some digging and found ou...
Andrea Mansulino
My tenant insulted me because i asked him to pay on time or leave
Hi all, My tennant is been late 22 days for 2 monts each time and i asked him to pay ontime or leave and he screamed to me " i am not leaving these fu...ing house son of a bi..h" and much more ,he said he will pay in...
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Real Estate Agents?
So, how much does it cost to hire a real estate agent, and the second question I have is can someone sell their home without a real estate agent? Is it a wise decision?
What are the types of things they would have t...