Georgette Casimir
New to wholesaling as a new mom...
Hello,
I am a young woman, also a stay-at-home mom of a 4 months old boy, looking to learn a lot more about the real estate investing. I'm looking for a mentor that I can work with to teach me wholesaling in particul...
Dawn Burwell
Getting a late start at rentals
I am 50 , single, no kids. just forced onto SS disability. There is no way I can live on 800 a month from SSDI. NOone will rent to me. I’m positive I can’t afford it anyway. So... what I do have is good credit. ...
Account Closed
Tax benefits with real estate
Hey guys, I got married this year and I’m trying to find my first real estate to buy. Because of the amount of standard deductions I will now get, I was thinking that taxes will be better if I get depreciation instea...
Jasmine C.
seller financing or hard money loan
Hello, I have a friend that is trying to sell her house. she doesn't speak English well and has been trying to sell her house for several years now. she doesn't seem to trust realtors and has backed out of selling s...
Ayodeji Kuponiyi
What comes first? Cap Ex before the NOI or after?
Hey BP Nation! I shared another deal I'm underwriting and came across the issue of Cap Ex with some BP members. I included the Cap in my 55% of the expenses and apparently I was wrong for this that. I was told the fol...
Colleen Ferrari
Losing deductions due to income cap
Hi-- this is my first post to the group. I joined a few days ago so please forgive me if I do this wrong. I read many articles and books on investing in real estate. I have owned a few rentals for 20 years or more, an...
Ben Feder
Should I trust Zillow's Zestimate?
Does Zillow (or other listing sites for that matter) have fairly accurate estimates or should you only rely on getting appraisal or inspecting and comparing to comps?
Mike Ruscica
Who loves investing in non performing residential notes?
I have been investing in non performing notes now for 11 years primarily junior liens. I just love this business and would like to hear from you first off how you are using BiggerPockets, and second if you are enjoyin...
Michael Arnold
For sale by owner - and your success
I’m wrapping up a flip in MI neighborhood that tells me the home should sell in 1-10 days. We want to sell the property fsbo because there is a solid chunk of cash to be saved by doing so. Of course RE agents say fsbo...
Cara Fazio
Security Deposit Charges
I just had tenants move out a week ago and have incurred some significant expenses getting it cleaned and ready for new occupants. This is a class A rental that was spotless when the tenants moved in 1.5 years ago. ...