Hi there! I'm still in the "information gathering" phase of the deal, but I've spent the last few days educating myself on hard money loans, the costs associated with them, and the problems that people experience in g...

My wife and I just bought a Freddie mac home steps house during the owner occupied period. We closed last thursday. I needed about 3 weeks to paint and do some work to the house before moving in, so we have not yet mo...

Hello BP! I just passed the board exam to become a licensed Real Estate agent in Florida. Specifically in South Florida. My plan is to find a good 100% commission brokerage to hang my license with. The reason I was lo...

So I have this property in a D neighborhood (Ybor city, Tampa) and I have a management company managing it. The tenant paid the first and second months promptly, the third was late and the forth which was supposed to ...

Hi I'm pretty sure I'm an idiot, but I'm getting slapped hard for it (again!)... I always thought that depreciating your property (and getting a tax write off for it) was permanent... So, a few years ago when I had a ...

In David Greene's book "Long Distance Real Estate Investing" (which is awesome, btw) I saw an argument that I didn't understand fully, which is basically "you should overpay on your mortgages to refinance them faster ...

Hello Bigger Pockets,I am looking to buy in Baltimore Md to rent to Section 8 qualified tenants. What are everyone's thoughts of section 8? I've seen some horror stories on YouTube but believe the program can be very ...

I need a kick in the pants. I've salivated in "REI" for about 5 years and I've decided that right now is a good time! My kids are old enough that I can get out of the house for a few hours a week (to which i hope is e...

Pros, cons?

The realtor I work with found a foreclosure that looks promising if I put in the work. I went for a viewing yesterday, and it needs a bit of work but I can see the potential in it if I buy it for ...