Chan K.
What should I watch for when taking out loan from private lender
Hello Everyone,A private lender is offering a home equity loan on my old single family residence.I am assuming he will put a lien on it with a 2nd position, correct?It is 5% and 15 years termWhat kind of information a...
Will Fraser
Rently and FB Marketplace SCAM? Have you encountered this?
My rental listings are being spoofed on FB marketplace and the scammers are posting them at significantly under the real price, advertising them as ABP and other "too good to be true" terms, and collecting first month...
Lisa Dreher
Owning land in Costa Rica
Hi BP community! My partner and I have been given the opportunity to purchase some land (around 1 acre) in southern Costa Rica about 8km from the airport. We’ve always wanted to go there and have many friends and fami...
Jamie Mansfield
Have YOU been scammed, would like to hear your story.
Hi all - I have recently been more active at reading forum posts, and I have seen SO many posts about scams. I have a friend who is currently writing a book aimed at increasing awareness on various real estate scams. ...
Brian Freeman
My Story of being scammed by Morris Invest and Oceanpointe
History with Morris Invest & OceanPointe Investments LLCIf any of you are suing Clayton Morris and OceanPointe, this information is mostly for you. I am a California attorney who contemplated bringing a Federal c...
Katrina Cabral
What is your knee jerk reaction to these tenant applicants
I have an elderly couple applying for my SFR. They provided too much info which I will share here. She is 62, he 70. She is retired from the postal service after 25 years, he is retired from Ford Motor after a 35 year...
Corey Dutton
Have You Fallen Victim to a Lending Scam? Share Your Story
We write on the topic of loan scams often and we always get a lot of responses from victims of these scams. People often ask, “Who do I report this to?” and unfortunately there is no straightforward or clear answer...
Anna L.
BiggerPocket Community, Please watch out crypto currency scammer.
Two months ago, a guy names Wang Ruiqing sent a connection request when I posted a message about how to deal with a headache investment property. He wanted to connect via WhatsApp and promises to purchase the rental h...
John C.
Short Term Rental Applicant wants to book the "whole Summer"
We purchased our first Short Term Rental, a penthouse in Wildwood. Posted it on Airbnb, VRBO and Facebook Market Place. It's $2700-$3400 a week which I'm being told by other owners is about normal. Ours seems to be o...
Sylvia Pomazak
BE CAREFUL WHO YOU INVEST WITH
As a newbie investor excited to get started I have made many mistakes. Here is my story of how I learned the hard way. True Story of How my First Real Estate Investment was a Scam