I keep here you guys talking about commercial lenders not looking at personal finances just the property but why does all the lenders I'm talking to want my personal finances and a personal guarantee on the loan? The ...

Over the last three years, I've invested in 5 single family/condo properties that generate an average cash on cash return of 14% in Knoxville, TN. I'm pretty happy with it and try to pat myself on the back for it - bu...

Hi All! My husband and I are meeting tomorrow to review family finances as well as discuss our "goals" for the year. Yes, we are treating this like a business appointment. I got the idea after listening to the Jay + W...

My best friend is from China. He has a number of foreign investors trying to get into the US market. If anyone could please give me some insight as to where to start, legally, I would greatly appreciate it.

We would...

An idea Ive been toying with for a while is giving financial books to my tenants.  Specifically the Richest Man in Babylon and The Total Money Makeover.  I realize you can lead a horse to water, but my theory is that ...

I'm curious as to how others got started in the paper business. In my case I began buying notes with money that had been saved and previously invested elsewhere. What was your source of start up capital? Did you use s...

Hi BP,I'm in the process of raising some equity for a commercial deal and I've been reading about securities law. I'm still getting my operating agreement together, but the general structure will be an LLC of which I ...

Hi BP Investors! I spent the last few months reading the forums and learning from each one of you, so wanted to start off by saying THANK YOU! you helped me land my first deal.So, I just got an offer accepted over the...

Hello commercial or syndication investors.   I know this may be a very broad question, and there are many variables involved in coming up with specific number.  But based on your experiences, what is a reasonable fee ...

View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.Hello Biggerpockets Pro!I am looking for a quick sanity check as I'm going to have to mak...