Kimberly T.
Can "having a job" be part of your tenant screening criteria?
Hear me out.
Let's say part of your screening criteria is a minimum of 3x rent as income. In CA and some (all?) other states, you cannot discriminate based on source of income. That means if the prospective...
Jose Trujillo
Closed flip and seller still has not handed keys over ? HELP !!!
Hello BP !!! this might be a bit long but please read along and help out a fellow newbie investor. I am in the process of obtaining my first flip deal. The seller's realtor has been in the business for 20+ years, ther...
Roy N.
Private Money - where to begin
After months ... well, maybe a year, of lurking, I've submitted my "introduction" post and made a few other small contributions to some of the fora.
Now I've sat down to raise the questions responsible for my being h...
Emmanuel Mendez
First time Investor and home buyer. Looking at Raleigh, Durham
I have saved some money over time and i started looking for my first purchase in san diego. It's to expensive and i feel like i would get tied down for a while with the mortgage. Condos Appreciate maybe 4-8% a year. I...
Jen Hunt
20% down with cashflow or 5% without?
My first investment, I am looking at 2 options.. I can co sign with my kid and he will be one of 3 renters in the condo, it won't cashflow but I can put just 15k down and hopefully the tax breaks will be worth the inv...
Ron Singh
Investment ideas needed
Where would you invest with a goal of -FIRElong term cash flow (if not now, later eventually ) less involvement Options are :Buy SFR , rent (bay area)Multiple fm (upto 4 units) bay area buy camp ground - west coast in...
Ashan D
1/3 Of My Income To Taxes If I Don't Do Something!
Guys,
I have been thinking about taxes lately and have come to realize that they will hit me very hard if I do not proactively find a solution. I trade the markets with with few expenses to deduct and will be in the ...
Andres Piedra
Contract Verbiage: How would you interpret this statement from a legal perspective?
"KITCHEN FRIDGE WILL BE REPLACED WITH STAINLESS STEEL FRIDGE CURRENTLY IN BASEMENT"
Would you think the person selling the house would be required to move this giant fridge to the kitchen or just leave it in ...
Harith Hadi
Would you leave your W2 for this?
Hello BP’s I’m currently house hacking my duplex and have another triplex under contract and try to leave my current job (UPS truck driver) to open my LLC right after I close on my current deal but the problem is my l...
Jason Foley
Beginner Real Estate Advice
Hello Bigger Pockets. My name is Jason Foley and I am a 25 year old professional athlete with the Detroit Tigers. I have recently gotten extremely interested in real estate investing, particularly in the Florida area...