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Dear members: This post is to warn you. Do not do business with an individual by the name "Trex Samson" or his company "Trex Samson LLC". If you see this individual around, he is a fraudulent lender. I had been workin...
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My previous employer was forced to close shop and I was just told that they are going to send me my 401K funds. I've decided I want to use these funds to invest in real estate (I have a separate IRA from previous 401k...
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I recently bought a 100-year-old rowhome in Philadelphia as part of an estate sale. My original goal was to fix and rent. It's detached - the city knocked down the home on one side in 2018 and a private individual kno...
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I observe the term “investor friendly” lender used regularly in these forums either by posters seeking financing or in the manner in which lenders market themselves. In many cases the forum inquiries or forum promotio...
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I"m on the fence. Bought a Guru course a few years back and was completely burned. I've been listening to Michael Blank's podcast and really like his style and knowledge but after listening to his webinar on Wednesday...
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Hey BP,Trying to get ideas about ONE THING that really stuck out that your previous landlord did that made the relationship a memorable one (in a favorable way). Conversely, feel free to add something that a terrible ...
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I am assuming it comes with the territory but I am into my 5th mailing for motivated sellers and I can not believe how angry people get about mail!! Do you all experience the same thing?Thanks in advance,Troy
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Alright, I'm going to try this deal diary thing out. I'm one of those people who likes to have everything wrapped up so I can post a success story but this should be a fun process to go through so I'll bring you alon...
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Hey Guys - We thought we'd put out an open call for those folks who might be interested in being a guest on the BiggerPockets Podcast. If you're a listener, you probably know that we love talking to investors of all ...
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Hi All,
I am a relatively new landlord. I have a duplex in NH and the new tenant has asked if she could do renovation in the bathroom in her unit. She wants to either move the toilet from one side of the bathroom to ...