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Ronnie Galindo Starting wholesaling in Northern CA....Tips and Answers Please!
24 August 2018 | 0 replies
Before I get too excited, I have some questions and ask for any tips for a newbie getting into the business.First: I have spoken with many financial planners and they say to have 3-6 months worth of bill money in a savings account before even venturing into investing, currently My wife and I don't even have one month (we used our savings to pay off all debt).
Alex Poh Newbie from New York, New York (NYC)
24 April 2019 | 23 replies
To put it simply, you aren't cash flow positive until your monthly rent receipts exceed monthly debt service and all of your expenses, and that can take some time to raise rents.  
Matt Gilroy Creative financing or impossible to do financing?
24 August 2018 | 5 replies
.- I execute "subject to" contracts with each property, servicing the refinanced debt and collecting any cash flow.- I update/rehab the properties- We refinance/transfer title/"sell" or???
Indy Smith Questions about subject-to purchases
25 August 2018 | 16 replies
I had one guy who tried to borrow money from me do this to about 20 plus people and the state put him in federal prison.. it happens.So there is a down side to this and the down side is to the seller not the buyer.. therefore sellers need to be careful and retain an attorney to walk them through the risks that they take allowing a loan to remain in their name and title to transfer.. that's the point.of course us buyers we don't care just like you mention it don't work walk away you don't owe the debt personally.. that's just not the moral or ethical compass I would follow.. 
Nicole Heasley Beitenman What do I take to the bank?
6 September 2018 | 3 replies
@Nicole Heasley The more times you go through the process the easier it will be to know what banks want to see but in general,  A personal financial statement (list of debts and assets--shows net worth), a summary of your current cash flows (shows where your money comes from and goes to AKA a global cash flow statement), tax returns (for non commercial loans), a bio (tells about you and your team), a deal summary (info about the current deal) and maybe a summary of prior deals that are similar that you have done
Mike Cleveland Looking For a Financial Advisor
27 August 2018 | 3 replies
We believe this is because they are not familiar with note investing, crowd-funded investments, commercial real estate investing, debt investing, etc. 
Austin Gunther First Rental Property
24 August 2018 | 5 replies
I'm not fond of holding large amounts of debt, something I know I'll have to get over to be successful in the market. 
Omari Heflin Starting out in Apartment Investing
3 September 2018 | 5 replies
(Healthy cash flow from day one, qualifies for long term debt, we have enough capital to fund a healthy cap-ex and reserves account). 
David Zheng Downturn Scares? Preparation?
15 October 2018 | 61 replies
But high leverage, combined with things like a cyclical property, low cash flow, short-term debt, problematic locations, low reserves, etc. is risky. 
Justin Siddall PM Companies: 5 Things You've Loved & 5 Things To Do Better
25 August 2018 | 4 replies
Hello BP Nation,I am establishing a PM company to manage my future portfolio.