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New to this group, thought I'd post my current situation and see if others have opinions on it... My wife and I bought our first "starter" home in San Francisco (Eureka Valley - in between Castro and Noe Valley) 4 ye...
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I am an investor who listed a house on sale with a realtor. We received several offers and I selected a loan offer. The contract had a special stipulation indicating that buyer is willing to pay $5k over appraisal if ...
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We are all familiar with issues related to service animals (specially trained and certified dogs) and assistance animals (such as emotional support animals of any species or breeds).This post suggests a compromise res...
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I have a feeling this may be the first time something like this has been asked on BP. I am finally about to put a bid on my very first property and it’s a foreclosure. When people say ‘if it’s too good to be true it u...
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Bigger pockets just released an article that goes into Wholesaling and how it can become illegal to Wholesale Real Estate in South Carolina.
Here is the link for reference:
https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/new-sou...
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I have to admit--I am sooo nervous about buying my first rental property.I spend hours on the MLS, look at properties left & right, analyze until my eyeballs ache—but I still haven’t been able to work up the nerve...
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Today the mail lady came to give me a certified letter. I signed for it and opened it immediately. It was a letter from Homevestor's attorney. The attorney stated that I was in violation of Unauthorized use of Int...
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I just read a thread where an "investor" suggested that someone way the risk and if the down side could be covered, afford to suffer, to take the less ethical route.
Another thread was suggesting that investors just ...
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Haha. So, I heard some audio from a guru I'd rather not name. His quick start program to $5k in 30 days is this:
1. Send 500 yellow letters to absentee owners that bought before 2003.
2. Field every single call ...
Hey guys,
Newbie in the forum, veteran stock investor looking to get into RE. It's very hard to find solid ROI statistics on STRs today. There is plenty of data on daily rates, occupancy rates, and other factors, ho...