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True to my nature, I tend to swing for the fences and have hit several deals out of the park, while also striking out on others. I’m new to Bigger Pockets and it’s really given me some insight into many different inve...
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Hi all, Perhaps you can help me with some next steps.I recently signed a lease agreement with a couple who have stopped responding to my texts, emails, and phone calls. This is the second month they've rented my prope...
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Good evening BP, I have an escrow question.
I will be closing on my first property next week and although I am nervous and freaking out still, I am excited! As I'm sure everyone felt when they closed on their first ...
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Hey I was wondering how can you get money for costs associated with closing on a house hacks if your initial contacts such as friends and family aren't interested in giving you money so you can get started in investing.
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Hello BP, I'm looking to build a spec home on a piece of land I own in a relatively affluent Bay Area neighborhood. I'm negotiating with a prospective partner who is an experienced developer/RE Agent in the area. ...
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Ok, so I’ve recently begun looking at taking on some partners so that I will be able to do more deals. Mainly buy and hold, but the option of flips could arise in the future.
I now have two people that are willing t...
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My wife and I have a NNN property in rural MS which is going great. The lease is guaranteed by the parent company, so even if store goes dark, we get paid as long as the company is solvent.We live abroad and are cons...
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I'm going to be doing a 1031 exchange on a property I own and I was curious if it is possible to use some of the funds to do capital improvements on the property(s). So say I purchased 3 homes which I understand is th...
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I know this is probably a terribly stupid question, but I was not pleased when I saw that escrow on a $96.5k loan was nearly the principle; like $3xx and change! Thats crazy!
So what exactly is escrow, and why do I ha...
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In an article like this: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/03/1...The author says "Let’s say you structured the deal such that the investors get 75% of the building and you gave yourself 25% for putting t...