Account Closed
Property locked in for too high of an amount
Hi,
I have a condo under contract until December 31,2013. I tried to get the contract for $28,000 however, the owners owed $39,000 on it, which they had bought the condo for $44,500 a couple years ago. They w...
Steve K.
New Member from Seattle eastside WA
Hi all.
I am in Bellevue / Redmond area of Washington state. Have been reading about real estate investment on and off for the past 7 years. Because I got a new job in 2010, I became an "accidental" land lo...
Lisa Miller
Stay off the Highway!
I've sold a few, built a few, purchased a bunch, rented a few, flipped a few and lived in many homes. There was a period when we would be moving before dust bunnies developed. My children were master packers and I ...
Anibal Bourdierd
Investing in Tampa
I am a newbie to Biggerpockets and I am already an owner of a rental property here in Providence,RI which was originally my main residence at one point (got it with an FHA loan a few years back and moved out). I am go...
Jared Cacciapaglia
First Time Flip - With an unmotivated friend
I'd love to hear what other BPers think about this situation and what I can/should do.
My best friend approached me last October with the potential to buy a house from a family friend of his in the greater Bo...
Jessie Harrison
First rental property in small town 3.5 hours away
I have my first rental property under contract, which is a SFH and a duplex (one floor of the duplex is completely gutted). However, the property is 3.5 hours away from my city of Houston in a small town of northeast...
Anthony Wienke
Moral dilema concerning meth lab in apartment complex
Didn't know where else to post this question but figured this would work.So apparently, one of the apartment complexes here had discovered that a meth lab existed in one of the units of the property. U.S. marshals and...
Heather Bettis
SCAM ALERT!!!! Be Careful!!!
Hi Everyone,My husband owns a handyman business and in the last week we have gotten text messages (which are not uncommon for our customers), however the 3 texts I am referring to are scams and I just wanted to share ...
Brian Pleshek
Do I need to file a 1099-MISC?
Greetings everyone. I've had a SFH rental for over 15 years and have always done the work myself or paid a company like RotoRooter to do the work. This past year, I acquired another property and put in 15k-20k in up...
Jared Crouch
Lead Paint
I am currently looking a home that was built in the 60s. The owner has discussed that it is unknown if there is lead paint (never been tested). I have had a suggestion that all home in this time frame have lead paint...