My last tenant had three pet rabbits that she let run free through out the house.  It wasn't until we had hired a house inspector to do a routine evaluation that we realized how much damage her pets had done.  The bas...

I am 23 in the Navy currently PCSING to San Diego. I have been loooking into real estate investing for some time reading books, and articles even owning a few shares in different REIT’s. But now looking deeper into r...

Hi,A few years ago I purchased a 7 unit building with seller carrying the mortgage with 2% interest for 3 years that ends with a balloon The price was $310,000 and I put down $30,000. I made a mistake of not getting a...

I'm new to bigger pockets but am loving the wealth of information here.  I'm at a turning point in my life right now where I have an opportunity to really set myself up for financial success long term.  I currently li...

Hey BP!I recently found myself in an interesting scenario where myself and a seller are battling over an earnest money deposit due to differing views on the definition of a mortgage financing contingency. In short, he...

I have been using it on and off, and it just seem to provide non-sense data I can get elsewhere. Anyone have any success with it?

Hi all.My wife and I have managed to buy a few investment properties but they all have been through a realtor. Our dilemna now is that we have found a magnificent deal but it is a For Sale By Owner. Since we haven't p...

Well aside from my initial introduction post I figured I would lay out the plan I have for my first deal.
What im looking for is outside educated opinions, possibilities, and options I might have but not see.

Here g...

Hello Everyone,

Here is an article I put together a while back detailing a very basic understanding of the sales comparasion appraisal method (in other words, how to read and understand sales comps.) Enjoy.

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Land trust holds property, LLC is the beneficiary. Are rents paid to the trust? Is this paas through, on tax return, like an LLC? Property insurance in the name of trust or LLC?

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