Frank Painter
Question on Commercial Lease
Hope this is the right place for this.I'm venturing into a retail business and after some negotiation have been given the following numbers for space 3,500 SQFT of commercial retail space in a small strip mall that in...
Zach Liu
Need some advise about financing options going forward
I am a starting buy and hold investor and I bought my first rental property last October. Got it rented out last December and it looks good now. So I am ready to move forward and acquire more. I talked with a mortgage...
Carolyn Keller
PM said ok to let tenant move "stuff" in, then they slept there
Unknown to me, property manager said ok to tenant to move some larger furniture in 5 days before start of signed lease. I found out when house alarm went off at 2, 3 or 6 am. Tenant moved stuff in, had keys, and decid...
Jacob Dimick
Denied Loan just before closing due to not beleiving i'm moving
So I was a week out before closing on 2 unit in South Portland and the underwriter denied my loan. First of all I feel like the bank I used should have never had me pay for an appraisal if the suspected my loan wit...
Josh Caldwell
The safest way to invest for retirement.
When we talk about investing, there are two important components. First you want return of your money, then you want a return on your money. The return of your money bit is all about safety. Oddly enough, some ...
Ruben Kanya
New BP Member /Investor coming to Atlanta!
Hello! My name is Ruben and I more than thrilled to be a new member of the Bigger Pockets community. After being in Boston for +6 years I am relocating to Atlanta where I have family and looking to invest in multi-fam...
Roland Brown
Preparing to do my first deal
I've been paying off bad debt from a failed business for 4 years and think I'll be clear in the next 6 months.
I'm ready to start investing in real estate, I've been reading as many books on the subject as I have ti...
Kevin H.
National Market Trends
Top 10 Markets With the Largest Recent Rent GrowthA look at the cities with the highest percentage of rent growth over the past five years, along with their struggles and successes.In every city, rent growth is fueled...
DJ Cummins
purchasing a 100% owner financed 12 unit. Trouble pulling trigger
Hello Everyone,I have a contact that I made a couple of years ago, and he has offered to sell me a 12 unit apartment building, with 100% owner financing. No money down. He has several hundred units and he is lookin...
Brian Kantor
Any experience in underwriting an inn/motel? Tips to share?
Hi, y'all. We're in the process of finding our next STR property in Vermont, and we stumbled on a motel/Inn for sale that's walking distance from our existing duplex STR in the area.We feel this property has a ton of ...