Hi BiggerPockets team,I am a rookie US real estate investor searching for financing options for my first deal.Personal ProfileCitizenship: IsraeliI do not have US citizenship or a long-term visa.Investment GoalsLong-term rentals in good B/B+ locationsLow-maintenance propertiesKansas City, MO/KS, or its suburbsI am familiar with what https://lendai.us is offering, but I am trying to find other alternatives.Thank you!

@Chris Morris have ALWAYS seen bad "deals" from rookie wholesalers that really don't understand what they are doing to provide value to the industry.It's getting worse because the real estate market has recovered from the 2010 Crash, yet many are still using tactics & methods developed during this time.Everyone in the industry needs to go back and look at what was being done BEFORE 2010 and start using those methods, updating them with current technology.

Credit Karma has a fantastic "score simulator" tool that you can use to project credit score changes (paying off balances, opening a new card, using an old card that has not been used in some time, just paying your bills on time for 6 or 12 months).

Have been passively listening to the podcasts or some time now and recently downloaded Real Estate Rookie.

Hello BP, I’m writing this post for all the rookies (myself included) I think it will be very helpful for anyone who is getting started. 

My husband and I are approximately 6-12 months out from executing on our first real estate purchase. We have about 1/3 to 1/2 of a down saved at the moment, have a 755 Credit score, and are feeling good. We plan to sp...

Most investors make the same rookie mistake: They focus on problems instead of people.

BP Rookie podcast has a pretty good content on Airbnb, however mostly success stories.

Can you pull the cash off the business credit card?

I’ve visited every other property I’ve considered in the past, so this is uncharted territory for me, and it feels a little out of my comfort zone.I’m considering putting it under contract sight unseen to lock it up, but I don’t want to make a rookie mistake here.I'm looking for some advice here.