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28 December 2024 | 11 replies
I'm always willing to have a conversation to help new investors learn from my experiences, to hopefully avoid the pitfalls of buying your first property.
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4 January 2025 | 12 replies
This is investing privately as a lender to a local investor or being LP on an investment such as a syndication.
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2 January 2025 | 13 replies
I'll message you privately.
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16 December 2024 | 1 reply
Hello all,We have a prospective family friend that would like to do a sale private party.
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4 February 2025 | 26 replies
They are sponsoring for the Non Recourse and it's up to the student to pull money from where ever they can pull it from, usually some kind of private lender
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30 December 2024 | 2 replies
Thanks for the conversation.
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9 January 2025 | 35 replies
I have heard of cabin / mountain market STR operators doing some kind of hiking package, or way to connect a guest to a private tour guide for an "upcharge" which gives the hike tour guide an income and the STR operator a nice upcharge too.
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28 December 2024 | 6 replies
Actually the IRS does not tell us what we can invest in, only what is disallowed (life insurance contracts and collectibles).Allowable investments for SDIRA investing include the following:Residential real estate, including: apartments, single family homes, and duplexesCommercial real estate Undeveloped or raw landREITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts)Real estate notes (mortgages and deeds of trusts)Promissory notes Private limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and C corporationsTax lien certificatesOil and gas investmentsPrivate stock offerings, private placementsJudgments/structured settlementsGold bullion Factoring investments
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10 January 2025 | 28 replies
You can also message me if this is an option you're seriously considering and I'm happy to chat with you about BiggerPocket's private community for syndication investors called PassivePockets.
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10 January 2025 | 23 replies
Typically, the initial upfront for the rehab is either cash or a high interest loan (hard money or private).