Mallory W.
Partnership with step-father (doctor), I'm a realtor and husband is a contractor.
Here's the scenario. I have some experience with real estate investing (1 foreclosed residential home purchased through a wholesaler in San Antonio, TX, full rehab, rented it for a year, sold it making a $26,000 cash...
Kokou F.
Choice of market for a beginner
Hello BP community,Kokou here from San Diego CA and I am glad to be part of the BP community. Totally new to real estate investment with zero experience and zero deal under my belt, but I am already a PRO…well…at leas...
Alex Tokmazeyskiy
Received Complaint for Not accepting Sec 8, How do i respond?
I posted an ad stating "No Section 8" and received a discrimination complaint for it. Ad has been taken down already a few weeks ago. Due to long process and apartment being vacant i just did not want to deal with lon...
Joe S.
Cheap way to fix a roof? No HOA
I have a house that is a two bedroom one bath property with a decent size lot. There is no HOA and the setting is such that a person would not drive up and necessarily see the roof. I really do not want to replace th...
Frank Chirkinian
Direct mail 1 year later
Hi all, this is my first post on BP. I've been a long time lurker and my new year's resolution was to start posting on BP and actively participating in the discussion.
By way of an introduction, while new he...
Jillian Conklin
Contractor's Wife Dying to Get Into Real Estate
Hi, I am married to a general contractor who does kitchen/bathroom remodeling, decks, drywall....yada, yada, yada and we would love to get into real estate. I feel I am more motivated than him and that is probably ...
Grace A.
Self-managing rentals from out of state
Landlords who self-manage rentals in a different state. How do you this? What systems do you use to oversee the listing, showing, and managing repairs, inspections etc.? How do you mitigate the risks of not being clos...
Jesse Flores
No income but plenty of assets and can't qualify for a 198K loan
Hi BiggerPockets,
I am looking to buy a duplex for $198K plus minimal closing costs. Income is $750 per unit or $1,500 per month. I wanted to get a loan with 25 % down payment. I have already put in a bid for the ...
Katie Konner
Outsorucing rental homes for short-term rental propety management
I was contacted by someone on Zillow wanting to use my rental home for short-term rental property management listed on AirBnB, VRMO, etc. Has this happened to anyone else?
Roseann Koefoed
Need Construction Loan - building my first 3-flat!!
I'm building a 3-flat in East Garfield Park, west side neighborhood of Chicago. I own about 80 MF units, but this is my first ground up construction. I have a partner who is the GC. I've paid for the land, architec...