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17 January 2025 | 23 replies
Let us know how we can continue the conversation!
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14 January 2025 | 7 replies
Hi Andrew, glad to have you in the forums, there are plenty of good conversations happening on here especially for out of state long term renting.
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14 January 2025 | 4 replies
Also, if this is something that you are looking for in a hard money lender, you might want to look into more of a private money lending model verse anything else.
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22 December 2024 | 12 replies
If you’re looking to connect with private lenders, start by tapping into your existing network—friends, family, and colleagues can often be a great starting point.
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26 January 2025 | 51 replies
If this is not something you're interested in delving into and learning to a high degree, then investing in publicly traded REITs would be another good option for you, which have historically returned about 13.5 per cent Per year over the past 50 years (1977-present), beating the US stock market by two per cent and even beating private real estate investing by 4 per cent (that's compared with the average real estate investor, not the experts here at Bigger Pockets).
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18 January 2025 | 8 replies
You could get a loan from a local bank or private lender to fund it
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17 January 2025 | 3 replies
The client can distribute proceeds through a private agreement without involving the title.
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9 January 2025 | 6 replies
Credit cards have the same limitation on the amount you can borrow and will likely end up costing more than private lenders.
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5 February 2025 | 9 replies
I also don't like the sardine effect where your just packed in a building, ocean lakes is tight with homes but still feels private at the house(s), golf cart community and 2 min from the ocean on a golf cart where ours are.
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18 January 2025 | 11 replies
Class C/D neighborhoods with both Section 8 and private payer tenants.