Started a land business last year. Have bought and sold several properties so far. I am now learning how to scale my business. Owner financing is the main strategy in order to develop an income stream that repeats month after month
Hey, y'all! My name is Jagger and I am interested in real estate investing. I just graduated college a couple of months back and have been working and getting my finances in order since then. However, since I first heard about it a couple years ago, investing in real estate has seemed like the wa...
Hey BiggerPockets! I’m Benjamin, and I live in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, right near Midtown. I work in hospitality and bartending, and I’ve been building my savings and learning about real estate through BiggerPockets books and this community. Now I’m ready to start turning that preparation into...
A property can look like a great investment on paper...until the timeline starts to get stretched. A flip projected to take 5 months turns into 8. Renovations run behind schedule, permits take longer than expected, the property sits on market for longer than you thought it would. Meanwhile intere...
As I get closer to buying my first investment property, I’m realizing how much I’d value having someone experienced to learn from. Books and forums have helped me build a foundation, but I’d love to work through a real opportunity with someone who can explain what they’re seeing, what questions t...
hi, I heard bank owner Reia foreclosure are safe without any issues for my long term buy and hold rental purchase at cheaper price. What are pros and cons of this approach. Please advise
I set up deal alerts in few websites like Redfin, Zillow, realtor etc. My email alerts for specific search like specific location zip code city at specific price not coming regularly or daily etc. How and where I should set up alerts successfully so that I get immediate alert of email or text Ple...
Hi, How to find crime in area. I checked spotcrime website but lot of advertisements there. Any other good free resources to check crime before buying remote rental properties without flying or driving there. Please advise
We're two brothers early in wholesaling fix & flips, working the Atlanta market from California. We've been calling listing agents on distressed properties and sending offers every day, and we've had some counters but nothing under contract yet. For those of you who've been doing this a while: Wh...
Dear BP members: Anyone here in Atlanta area that has done siding replacement recently? I would really appreciate if anyone has good contractor recommendation. I have a small rental(3bed/2bath) in lawrenceville with about 2000 sqft(measured siding sqft) to be replaced. Most roofing/siding compani...
Hey y’all currently in the process of renovating a 5B 3B house for rent. My original plan was just to flip this like everything else. I recently heard about residential assisted living facilities. Has anyone actually started one of these? Are they as passive as I have heard about? Would love to p...
Currently using Batch leads which maxes me out at 1,000 texts a day, does anybody out there have a program that they recommend that is affordable and allow me to increase my volume of texts per day?
Hello there, I believe is my first post so bear with me. I have been lurking on here forever, but just recently became a member so that I can access all the extras. I am considering investing in a home to Padsplit, but not quite sure what the best structure for financing would be. There will defi...
I live in the state of Georgia, (middle Georgia region) and my family has property that was inherited to us from my Grandmother's passing. However 2 peices of land went up for auction over the past year and and a half. For once peice of land, none of the heirs were notified and for the 2nd peice ...
Hello everyone, My name is Austin Bosgraf and I am looking to buy a house hack property to live in while attending grad school next fall. My reason for posting today is to ask for some clarity on receiving a loan for said house hack. To give some background on my financial position I am coming ou...
Hi, I see lot of tax lien gurus in social media charging money promising home purchase around 1000-10000 range. I am confused. I never did tax lien purchase in remote states, areas. What are pros and cons. Deed states better compared to tax lien states. My approach is long term buy and hold. What...
Hi, My husband and I own single family home on a 1.14 acre lot as our primary residence. On it, we want to develop a small scale mix use project where we’d turn our current home into a community education space and office space (housed in the basement that is unfinished) and build 1-2 units on th...
What are the Risk aspects of Real Estate for a New Beginners?
One thing I've come to quickly appreciate in real estate is how valuable the relationships are. I've had some great conversations with investors around Atlanta lately. Some have been in the business for decades, others are just getting started, but there's something to learn from just about every...
I'm looking for a DSCR lender in the Atlanta/Athens GA area that I can discuss a deal with and crunch numbers with. Who do you all recommend?
As a private lender, the #1 reason loan approvals get stalled and draw requests get delayed isn't the property, it's a poorly written Scope of Work. Here is what separates a lender-approved SOW from one that gets sent back for revisions: The "Bad" SOW (What Delays Funding & Draws) Lump-Sum Quotes...
My realtor listed a rental property and it does not show in general search criteria. However it can only be accessible via direct address. I also noticed that "map pin" on zillow is showing somewhere else although the address is correct as per "USPS" format. Map pin in county records is also corr...
I'm about to start 2 rehab projects. I have 7 credit cards currently. I'm hesitant to open more credit cards to take advantage of 0% APR for 12+ months as this is just more credit cards and I also want to make sure I do what's best for my credit score as well. If I don't open credit card then I'm...
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Hello all and happy Saturday! The weekends here and I’m able to slow down to gather myself. I figured why not join the BP forums and connect with others who may have at one point been in my situation or are currently navigating it. I can’t be the only one, right? I’m unsure where to post my story...