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SubTo and Due-on-Sale Clause
Creative Real Estate Financing
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Metro
SubTo and Due-on-Sale Clause

I'm learning about SubTo agreements and I'm wondering - do you always risk the lender calling the mortgage due? How often does that actually happen? Is there anything you can do preemptively to avoid any issues with the bank? Also, do you typically give the seller a "down payment" so he makes som...

Capital allocation, Buying rentals, scaling.
Buying & Selling Real Estate
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Capital allocation, Buying rentals, scaling.

Hi all I am a relatively new investor and I just recently bought my 3rd rental property which is a triplex. I have 6 units now total (1 single family, 1 duplex and 1 triplex). overall everything is going okay, nothing catastrophic but I do have 1 tenant not paying rent so I will have to evict. Th...

Adding people to a lease
Tenant Screening
Dickson City, Pennsylvania
Adding people to a lease

My great tennant of 3 years wants to add there boyfriend to the lease. He completed an application has steady federal income from disability but credit history is no good. Multiple defaults in credit accounts that would not make them a qualified tennant. I asked for further references and any pro...

How can I make my offers stronger without waiving inspections?
General Real Estate Investing
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Metro
How can I make my offers stronger without waiving inspections?

Hi! I’m reaching out for some advice on how I can make my offers more attractive without completely waiving inspections. I’m a newer investor in Northeast PA and this would be my second deal. I’ve been looking mostly at older duplexes in the $250k–$300k range, and there seems to be a lot of compe...

How to structure a partnership.
Starting Out
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Metro
How to structure a partnership.

Hi all, starting out and partnering with my two long life friends. Trying to figure out how to structure a partnership, how to split profit but mainly how to finance and share tax benefits. We will be buying small multi family and forming an LLC so if anyone is on the same boat I would appreciate...

Looking at DSCR Loans and Need Advice
Creative Real Estate Financing
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Metro
Looking at DSCR Loans and Need Advice

Hello all, I am new to bigger pockets, but I do have experience in real estate investing with SFH rentals in Northeast PA. Due to horrible, and I mean horrible property managers in the area (the one known as being the best admitted to me she recently had an employee steal over a million from land...

CONTRACTORS** who do you trust local?
Contractors
Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Metro
CONTRACTORS** who do you trust local?

Hey guys I’m looking for local contractors in the Scranton area for small projects who do you guys use and trust?