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Pierre Thernize How to go about overcoming your fear of messing up your first investment?
31 December 2013 | 22 replies
Be sure you can afford to make them; don't operate on a shoestring or you'll make desperate decisions that cost more in the long run.Best of luck and keep reading BP!
Sonit Bhatt Looking to Invest
23 November 2018 | 15 replies
Complete your due diligence by going to see the operation, view some properties and the neighborhoods their in...
Manley Peterson Tenant Deferring Maintenance
27 December 2013 | 1 reply
For a restaurant the lease should be specific as to drains kept clear, operable toilets, cleaned grease traps, health code issues pertaining to the RE, etc.
Sam White 2014 Mortgage Changes
30 December 2013 | 4 replies
I'm seeing a more aggressive stance from what is being claimed by members here on BP, such as cash out refis after 6 months, it must be in areas where property values are going back up at a faster rate in general.On the conservative side, prudent lending practices will be stressed, meaning that a lender may not do so much of those "if it makes sense, we loan it" type deals, it may be tougher for a deal to make sense.All in all, I doubt a qualified borrower will see much of a difference on the street as the new changes will be played out in the operations side of the lenders and their relationships between other lenders and securitized markets.Actually there are more aggressive measures in making a loan, the debt to income for a residential loan has gone from 36% to 43% allowing borrowers to qualify with more debt!
John Hixon Investors for down payments
27 December 2013 | 7 replies
As @Joe Gore mentioned, you won't be able to do this with any bank that underwrites loans for fannie or freddie, which is *most* banks that offer a 30 year note.One way around this is using commercial loans which will allow you to set up an LLC with an operating agreement that stipulates all of the details of the arrangement.
Lolly Spindler Paying for Real Estate with Bitcoins
28 February 2014 | 14 replies
At its most basic, a bitcoin is virtual currency.
Chris Pasternak Knowing when to get a new realtor
30 December 2013 | 23 replies
But once you have a great team your business will run, operate and be 100 times more successful than getting any random person off the street.Unfortunately, in this business there are a lot of lazy people who want rewards but do not want to work hard for it.Sorry this was so long but it's been really important in my business.
Samson Kay 23-Unit Building with Negative Cash flow
27 December 2013 | 8 replies
Now he isn't feeding this thing every month, and he still realizes some principal paydown and depreciation and interest deductions.You take on all the current leases and operating expenses.
Ed Wood Commentary: What's in Store for Housing in 2014, Part 1
31 December 2013 | 9 replies
According to the article, "the default rates on loans from 2011-2013 are virtually non-existent.
Dee Xixi Asking for early equity buyout
27 December 2013 | 1 reply
What is the instrument that binds you,such as your operating agreement or partnership agreement or subscription documents say about redemption?